Zhou Xiaowen

Directing

Zhou Xiaowen

Born January 1, 1954 · Beijing, China (age 72)

Zhou Xiaowen, a Director

Known For

LostLost · 2010
Lost
2010
MovieDrama
Shenzhen, China, the present day. Nineteen-year-old Wang Baihe is a migrant worker from a village in Shaanxi province. She has a baby son from a one-night stand with a man from Hong Kong and a small income from making Chinese decorative knots at home. Her dream is to open a noodle restaurant and “make lots of money and become a city person” but she finds it difficult to find regular employment because of her baby boy. Her story emerges through interviews with journalist Liu Nan, who is writing a book about her. When Baihe discovers her son has congenital heart disease, she tries desperate ways to raise the RMB80,000 (US$12,000) for the operation, helped by her friend and fellow migrant worker Hu Jinling.
Common PeopleCommon People · 1998
Common People
6.71998
MovieDrama
In the first story a man with cerebral palsy saves a nurse from suicide and they begin a relationship. In the second story a handicapped woman races round the city to gather money to pay for the operation of a man whose injuries she feels responsible for.
The Emperor's ShadowThe Emperor's Shadow · 1996
The Emperor's Shadow
7.41996
MovieDrama
Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
DesperationDesperation · 1987
Desperation
7.01987
MovieThriller
The police have to recapture an escaped killer who is traveling on a train to Beijing.
The TrailThe Trail · 1993
The Trail
6.51993
MovieActionComedy
Officer Lei tracks down embezzler Chen Ziliang in Mongolia. Although Chen insists he was innocent, Lei must escort him across China to bring him to justice, but it soon becomes apparent that an unknown organization wants Chen killed.
Lie DetectorLie Detector · 1993
Lie Detector
9.01993
MovieDramaThriller
Zhou Yi, a strong woman who serves as the CEO of a certain company, has another relationship with Tang Kai (played by Sun Chun), an ordinary employee in her company. The two are an unmarried couple who are about to enter the marriage hall. After the grand wedding, the pair of lovers finally tied the knot. Unexpectedly, the festive atmosphere has not yet dissipated, and all kinds of unimaginable and weird events will follow one after another.
In Their PrimeIn Their Prime · 1987
In Their Prime
8.01987
MovieWar
At the Sino-Vietnamese border, a group of nine people headed by a deputy company commander and a platoon commander braved the enemy's intensive artillery fire to the No. 3 post, a natural cave, and began three months of hard fighting.
The Price of FrenzyThe Price of Frenzy · 1989
The Price of Frenzy
6.81989
MovieCrimeDrama
A young woman is increasingly out of control with her determination to nail the man who raped her teenage sister.

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