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Diao Yinan

Diao Yinan

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Biography

Diao Yinan (Chinese: 刁亦男; pinyin: Diāo Yìnán; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for Black Coal, Thin Ice.

Known For

The Silent Storm
6.3

Nineteen years after being dismissed over a national security leak, former officer Wu Yu has lived on the fringes, relentlessly pursuing the truth behind the betrayal that ruined his life. As he uncovers hidden layers of deception, a new officer, Guo Weijie, inspired by Wu Yu’s determination, grows into a leader in national security. Together, they face mounting dangers to reveal the true traitor.

The Silent Storm

2024
Cherish Our Love Forever
6.7

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Cherish Our Love Forever

1998
The Wild Goose Lake
6.7

A gangster ends up making a mistake that causes every gun on both sides of the law to point at him. While on the run, he comes across a mysterious woman who might get him out of trouble or make things worse.

The Wild Goose Lake

2019
Why Try to Change Me Now
7.5

In the 1990s, a series of murders rocks a run-down industrial city in north-eastern China.

Why Try to Change Me Now

2023
Ash Is Purest White
6.9

Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.

Ash Is Purest White

2018
Black Coal, Thin Ice
6.5

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

Black Coal, Thin Ice

2014
Fate Finds Us
N/A

This series follows the slice-of-life story of a three-generation Beijing family, where siblings Gu Qun and Gu Yuanyuan navigate marital challenges with their respective spouses Zeng Yao and Shao Xiaoyi, alongside their mother He Shumin and Gu Qun's son Guo Guo, as they endure urban survival pressures while leaning on one another for emotional resilience and collective growth.

Fate Finds Us

Fire on the Plain
5.1

A series of murders strikes the city of Fentun. The crimes mysteriously stop without the authorities having been able to find the perpetrator. Eight years later, a young police officer, close to one of the victims, decides to reopen the investigation.

Fire on the Plain

2021
Shower
6.8

An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.

Shower

1999
Plastic City
3.9

Yuda, a Chinese immigrant, and his adopted son Kirin, who he saved being eaten by a tiger in the jungle, stand at the head of a massive pirated goods operation that brings in both money and influence. But their empire is crumbling, as corrupt politicians and rival gangs seek to end their power in the city. Yuda is soon got arrested and his dedicated son tries his best to save not just the family business, but his father's reputation.

Plastic City

2009
Citizen Kitano
7.4

Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV star, the street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza, and the political satirist who blasted taboos! Can we dream of a better guide to introduce us to the cultural history of Japan?

Citizen Kitano

2020
Spicy Love Soup
6.9

Six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy.

Spicy Love Soup

1999
The Best Acting Performances: A Self-inflicted Whistleblower
N/A

This series invited 10 of the most anticipated actors of 2019 to present exciting short films with their 'most beautiful performances'.

The Best Acting Performances: A Self-inflicted Whistleblower

2019
Night Train
6.7

Wu Hongyan is a female bailiff in a regional court in West China dealing with women awaiting execution—more often than not, sentenced for crimes of passion. Every weekend, without much luck, she looks for love at the Good Luck Matchmaking dance, until she meets the husband of one of her prisoners.

Night Train

2007
All the Way
7.0

This love story is disguised as a road drama and a crime story with all the twists and turns along the way. Aptly directed by Shi Runjiu, with engaging cinematography that matches the feel of the story, All The Way involves many stories of many people surrounding one goal—find the guy who’s got the goods.

All the Way

2001
Uniform
5.7

A struggling, recently unemployed young factory worker returns to his family's laundrette, where he 'borrows' a police officer's shirt and begins successfully impersonating an officer of the law.

Uniform

2003
All Tomorrow's Parties
6.1

In a future century, after the apocalypse, Gui Dao dynasty controls continental Asia. Zhuai and his younger brother Mian are captured and sent to "Prosperity Camp" for reeducation. They soon discover that the camp's aim is to brainwash people with propaganda. Five years later, there's a change in government and they are free again. Zhuai falls in love for the beautiful Xuelan and together they take her to an old industrial city, now deserted. They get themselves a place to live in an abandoned apartment and try to rediscover the little pleasures of life.

All Tomorrow's Parties

2003
Night Light: Making of The Wild Goose Lake
9.0

Feature length making-of documentary of The Wild Goose Lake.

Night Light: Making of The Wild Goose Lake

2019
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N/A

Diao Yi'nan's latest neo-noir starring Jackson Yee. A surprising thriller set against the snow-covered landscapes of industrial China.

Red Snow