After Li Cheng'en accepts Almighty God's work of the last days, he hurries about preaching the gospel everywhere, gaining quite a few people. But then Li begins to exalt and showcase himself; just when he's feeling smug and self-satisfied, the newcomers he gained are misled and disturbed by a pastor, and Li is beaten by religious leaders and nearly freezes to death in the snow. He realizes that this is God's discipline and pruning coming upon him. Through reading God's words, he comes to know that his nature is too arrogant, that he doesn’t have a God-fearing heart, and that he is in dire need of God's judgment, chastisement, chastening, and discipline. After many years of experience, Li Cheng'en deeply understands that being able to welcome the Lord amid the great catastrophes, to experience God's judgment and cleansing while doing his duty, and to walk the path of salvation is God's immense grace and blessing to him …
In a fading Louisiana town, Jerome dreams of Hollywood while Terry seeks escape from a troubled home. United by desperation, they train for a high-stakes bodybuilding competition that becomes their shot at something more. Filmed over 18 months, WEST OF GREATNESS blazes a bold new trail in cinematic storytelling, blending raw documentary with scripted drama. It's a haunting, human story of ambition, survival, and the quiet bond that forms when there's nothing left to lose.
A hotel in a frontline town. A man and a woman, both military personnel, who have recently met, decide to spend a night of love together. Awkwardly communicating with each other, they learn that neither of them drinks alcohol and both take pills. She takes sedatives, he takes sleeping pills. The man clumsily tries to create a romantic atmosphere, but fails. The woman reassures him, and they kiss. During a tender kiss, the woman becomes frightened by this intimacy and goes to take a shower, leaving the man alone in the room.
The attempt to spend a romantic anniversary at a hotel ends badly for Laura and Marius, having to return to their apartment early. At home they find that romance still exists. Unfortunately, not for them.
A young dreamer named Dameli, who finds comfort in her memories and the presence of her guardian angel, meets a new acquaintance — a boy who shares her passion for photography but lives fully in the present. As their connection deepens, Dameli begins to see life through his eyes and slowly learns to let go of her past. Nostalgia remains a part of her, but it no longer holds her back.
During an expedition, a young photographer miscalculates the time and misses her ride back to the city. At a bus stop, she meets a young man celebrating his birthday. With curfew approaching, the two strangers are forced to spend the night together at a roadside hotel.
Two sisters come to their "shelter" for the summer. Here, at their grandmother's house, each of them is hiding from an important decision. One is hesitant about moving to Australia, while the other is trying to figure out her relationship. The old house, the overgrown apple garden, the warm evenings by the fire — everything seems frozen in time... But summer can't last forever.
Our Precious Autumn follows Ami, a young manga artist struggling with burnout. After several sleepless nights, she collapses and awakens in a dreamscape, facing three encounters that help her rediscover her reason for drawing.
In the shadow of China’s growing erasure of marginalized lives and the tightening state surveillance, a sudden disappearance of an elderly woman in the frigid winter propels her caregiver, Lin, on a relentless search. As Lin’s quest deepens, the boundaries between her and the mystery blur, entwining her fate with the vanishing she seeks to resolve.
Through the journey of three police officers escorting a suspect who has no grudges against them, this film explores their inner struggles and moral dilemmas when carrying out this "targeted elimination" mission.
A penniless Beijing man's envy of his tycoon classmate leads him to Macau seeking aid, where an accidental clash with a Korean syndicate teaches him life's true value after resolving chaos and delivering justice.
A young woman discovers a shocking betrothal arranged by her late parents to settle debts. Caught between a suitor she was promised to and a manipulative lover who lied to her, she must unravel a web of lies and make a life-altering choice.