TCCFF Feature Films Archive
Check out the diverse feature films we’ve showcased over the years, and a heartfelt thank you to all the filmmakers and participants who helped make these stories a part of our festival!
TCCFF 2024 Feature Films
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A Film by Award-Winning Director Zhang Yimou (2024)
In a year where every challenge seems insurmountable, Han Ming’s story unfolds. Han Ming (played by Lei Jiayin) is a seconded prosecutor whose life is a whirlwind of complications following his transfer to the municipal prosecutor’s office. His son, Han Yuchen (played by Liu Yaowen), ignites a firestorm by clashing with dean’s (played by Zhang Yi) son and adamantly refuses to apologize. His wife, Li Maojuan (played by Ma Li), fiercely intervenes, further escalating the situation…
Lion Rock / 獅子山上
Directed by Nick Leung. Based on a true story, NEVER GIVE UP.
In 2011, Lai Chi-wai — one of the top rock climbers in Asia — lost everything when a motorcycle accident took away his ability to walk. Rather than succumbing to his fate, Lai found his own way of scaling those dizzying peaks again.
Hachiko / 忠犬八公
Directed by Ang Xu. Close to the heart, an unconditional love story.
This is the story of a puppy that touches countless people around the world. Batong is an adorable Chinese Rural Dog. He meets his destined owner, Jingxiu Chen, in a sea of people, and becomes a member of the Chen family. As time goes by, the once wonderful home is no longer there, but Batongremains in placeand keeps waiting. His fate ties to that of his family. This film is adapted from the original screenplay by Kaneto Shindo “Hachiko Monogatari.”
Bring enough tissues.
Double Feature: Eating Bitterness & Iron Road
Eating Bitterness
Directed by Justin Poy. Eating Bitterness / 吃苦
The title, Eating Bitterness, (吃苦 – chi ku) refers to a Chinese proverb on how the endurance of hardship can bring great strength. Many Chinese Canadians had to endure bitter circumstances posed by racial discrimination and public policy that denied them many civil liberties and equal rights. The film highlights the resilience of Chinese Canadian individuals and communities under difficult circumstances, whose stories are often omitted from the major canon of Canadian history.
Iron Road
Directed by David Wu. Iron Road / 鐵路
A story of forbidden love set against the building of the Canadian railway through the Rock Mountains in the 1880s. A Chinese woman (Sun Li) disguises herself as a man and persuades the son of the railroad tycoon (Macfarlane) to hire her onto the explosives crew. Soon though, they fall in love, and as the physical terrain becomes more and more dangerous, so does the landscape of her heart.
Successor / 抓娃娃
Directed By Da-Mo Peng and Fei Yan. Another 2024 mega box-office film.
Poor dad, hardworking mom, dilapidated yard, broken son. How did the Ma family fall behind on the road to prosperity in Slinky Town? Ma Chenggang and Chunlan, who “have no oil in the soup and no money in their pockets,” ride their donkey to work, living in poverty. Their son, Ma Jiye, is their only hope of turning their fate around. Ma Jiye is very promising, excelling academically every year, tough and determined. But as Ma Jiye grows up, he gradually perceives that the people around him are becoming more and more strange…