Directing
Miaomiao Liu
Born September 25, 1962 · Yinchuan, Ningxia, China (age 63)
Liu graduated from the BFA's directing program, in which she enrolled at the age of sixteen, along with directors such as Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige. Upon graduation, she was assigned to the Xiaoxing Film Studio where she directed her first solo work, Stories of the Voyage in 1985 at the age of 23. In 1987, she directed the war film Women on the Long March, about eight female Red Army soldi…
Known For
My World without Me · 2025My World without Me
★ 1.02025
MovieDramaFamily
A woman's struggle and confusion ultimately lead to her profound transformation and rebirth.
Shadow Dynasty · 2020Shadow Dynasty
2020
MovieDramaRomance
Family Feud · 1994Family Feud
★ 10.01994
MovieDrama
A family that runs a pawnshop has a few skeletons in the closet.
The Time of a Flower · 2024The Time of a Flower
★ 6.02024
MovieDramaRomance
The story is adapted from a short story by Shi Shuqing, which takes place in a small village called Shujiachuan in Northwest China during the blooming season of alfalfa flowers. Li Han, a beekeeper from another province, sets up camp here to raise bees and collect honey, and develops a subtle, weak yet strong emotional entanglement with Mai Mai, a local girl who often shovels grass nearby. Li Han has his own hidden agenda, and Mai Mai is also engaged. In addition, the little boy Su Su shuttles back and forth, causing waves and making it unclear where the relationship will go
Yuan yang yi shi · 1986Yuan yang yi shi
1986
MovieDrama
1986 film
Women on the Long March · 1987Women on the Long March
1987
Movie
Sophomore feature of Liu Miaomiao.
Chatterbox · 1993Chatterbox
★ 8.81993
Movie
Men Sheng (Li Lei) may be constantly getting into trouble because he speaks up when he shouldn't, but he's far from stupid. It's just that he has a lot to say, and says it incessantly. However, when his family runs into trouble, the young chatterbox manages to sort things out. His father is the village treasurer, and though he has only been accused of embezzling, the villagers have already ostracized him and everyone in his clan, without giving him a chance to clear his name or be properly convicted. Some other family difficulties set village tongues wagging, too, but Men Sheng, whose nickname is "Chatterbox," soon sets them wagging in the right direction.
King of the Children · 1987King of the Children
★ 7.01987
MovieDrama
An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.
Movies
My World without Me · 2025My World without Me
★ 1.02025
MovieDramaFamily
A woman's struggle and confusion ultimately lead to her profound transformation and rebirth.
Shadow Dynasty · 2020Shadow Dynasty
2020
MovieDramaRomance
Family Feud · 1994Family Feud
★ 10.01994
MovieDrama
A family that runs a pawnshop has a few skeletons in the closet.
The Time of a Flower · 2024The Time of a Flower
★ 6.02024
MovieDramaRomance
The story is adapted from a short story by Shi Shuqing, which takes place in a small village called Shujiachuan in Northwest China during the blooming season of alfalfa flowers. Li Han, a beekeeper from another province, sets up camp here to raise bees and collect honey, and develops a subtle, weak yet strong emotional entanglement with Mai Mai, a local girl who often shovels grass nearby. Li Han has his own hidden agenda, and Mai Mai is also engaged. In addition, the little boy Su Su shuttles back and forth, causing waves and making it unclear where the relationship will go
Yuan yang yi shi · 1986Yuan yang yi shi
1986
MovieDrama
1986 film
Women on the Long March · 1987Women on the Long March
1987
Movie
Sophomore feature of Liu Miaomiao.
Chatterbox · 1993Chatterbox
★ 8.81993
Movie
Men Sheng (Li Lei) may be constantly getting into trouble because he speaks up when he shouldn't, but he's far from stupid. It's just that he has a lot to say, and says it incessantly. However, when his family runs into trouble, the young chatterbox manages to sort things out. His father is the village treasurer, and though he has only been accused of embezzling, the villagers have already ostracized him and everyone in his clan, without giving him a chance to clear his name or be properly convicted. Some other family difficulties set village tongues wagging, too, but Men Sheng, whose nickname is "Chatterbox," soon sets them wagging in the right direction.
King of the Children · 1987King of the Children
★ 7.01987
MovieDrama
An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.
Quan ji shou · 1988Quan ji shou
★ 9.01988
MovieDrama
The son of a boxer who was killed accidentally trains with the man who killed his father.
Red Flowers and Green Leaves · 2019Red Flowers and Green Leaves
2019
MovieDrama
In a Hui Muslim village in Northwest China, a young couple begin their arranged marriage without knowing each other’s secrets. Confronted with tasks of mundane life, will they learn forgiveness and nourish true love?
The Love out of Butterflies · 2013The Love out of Butterflies
2013
MovieRomanceDrama
Family Problems · 1996Family Problems
1996
MovieDrama
A man's restaurant business booms while his family falls apart.

