Zhang Yuan Movies

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

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

The story continues with Na Xinting’s unwavering commitment to his patriotic duty, even as he faces mounting threats from multiple forces. His...

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

The story revolves around the mysterious disappearance of the Eastern Tombs' treasures, drawing in high-ranking military and political figures like...

The film documents a day in the life of Tiananmen Square in 1994, a mere five years after the crushing of a student-led democracy movement in 1989.

Chinese short film directed by Zhang Yuan.

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

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...

Jiang Jie is famous throughout China: the “Chinese Joan of Arc,” in the words of director Zhang Yuan, a communist heroine executed by the...

2013 short film

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan

This TV documentary recounts the fact that residents of Beijing's old quadrangle refused to move during the process of rebuilding the old city for...

Cui Jian and Zhang Yuan

Chen Jin and Zhang Yuan

Cui Jian concert film recorded in December of 1992 by independent filmmaker Zhang Yuan.

Luo Qi and Zhang Yuan

Ai Jing and Zhang Yuan