The closure of an unprofitable state-run coal mine in Shanxi, China forces three middle-aged men who worked there to search for employment elsewhere.

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators. Jia recalls the inspiration sources for his movies, such as…

Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

China’s rapid changes from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.