Zhang Yuan Movies

This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of...

Set in Inner Mongolia, a physical setback causes a young woman to choose a suitor who can take care of her, as well as her disabled husband.

Often cited as China’s first independent feature film, this low-budget drama, filmed largely in the director’s Beijing apartment, depicts...

A young gay man, identified as a writer, encounters a local policeman, who arrests him for public cruising in a park. The policeman is more than...

Liang is a four-year-old little rebel, possessed of a pair of luminous eyes and a precociously indomitable will. His father deposits him at a...

A mysterious woman frequents tea shops and other places looking for the right man. A cup of green tea will show you the way to find your true love.

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

Collection of short films by various directors based on dreams, 42 seconds each. It was produced by the world's most awarded vodka "42 Below", known...

Despite its suggestive title, this multi-part Danish omnibus film is not a work of exploitation. Instead, it presents 20 different short films...

A rock musician looks for his girl-friend who left while pregnant, trying to decide whether to keep the baby.

2013 short film

Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan

Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and blames on her sister Tao Lan, who accidentally kills her sister while attempting to prove her innocence....

Story of a real family in Beijing. The father's drinking problem starts it all. The mother struggles to keep the family together till she cannot take...

After Xiao Yu's mother died in an accident, she moved back to live with her birth father who she knows little about. Gradually, they grew to know...

A young woman who has lost her first love begins a relationship with his best friend, and the two of them attempt to create a baggage-free future.

Love story of a young calligrapher and the daughter of a supreme government official in ancient China.

The one directorial feature by Ning Dai, sister of 5th generation filmmaker Ning Ying and wife of 6th generation filmmaker Zhang Yuan. It follows a...

The first days of 2020's lockdown seem to drag forever for a group of tourists trapped in a Thai hotel. In strict confinement and as the big day of...

After her mother's lecherous boyfriend reveals she's adopted, incorrigible flirt Dada skips town -- with hopelessly smitten boy-next-door Zhou in tow...