Movie Guide ｜ Nearly 30 new films are queued for release. The most complete April film list is here.
Special feature of 1905 film network Haven’t you fully satisfied your pursuit of excellent works? The cinema in April will continue to bring you wonderful things! At the beginning of the month, the Qingming file was welcomed, and at the end of the month, the May 1st file was followed. Nearly 30 new films will land on the big screen in April.
There are not only outstanding works in international film festivals, but also posthumous works, as well as high-profile documentaries that are expected by fans. The audience who love movies will celebrate the New Year.
In addition, animation fans can also feast their eyes! The director’s relay release will awaken the childhood DNA of countless audiences, and the spy play house, which is popular among the "Z generation", will also be the first film version. Do you want to see a good movie? Let’s take a look at the film list we prepared first!
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Between trees and grass
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Release date: April 3, 2024
Gu Xiaogang became famous for his first feature film, but at the same time, he also started the creation of a series of films called "Landscape Map". Now, the second film in this series, "Between Plants and Trees", is about to unveil the mystery. The film revolves around the West Lake and Chashan, and the main characters are a mother and son, starring Leo and Angel.
"Spring River Plumbing" is based on many real cases. He Mulian (Leo), a newly graduated college student, gave his life to save his mother when he found that his mother Wu Taihua (Angel) was caught in the mire of pyramid schemes.
The name of "Moss Flower" is taken from a sentence in Yuan Mei’s famous poem "Moss", "Moss Flower is as small as rice, but it also blooms like peony", and the name of "Mulian" is taken from the traditional folk story "Mulian Save Mother" in China. In this way, director Gu Xiaogang intends to use vegetation to describe people and explore China culture.
Snow leopard
Director: Pema Tseden
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Release date: April 3, 2024
On May 8, 2023, a generation of Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden passed away. Without warning, China film industry lost its leading talents, leaving endless regrets.
Snow Leopard, written and directed by Pema Tseden, lasted for three years from its production to its completion. Based on the fact that a snow leopard killed nine goats, it explored the way of coexistence between human beings, nature and animals.
The film not only uses CG technology on a large scale, but also creates a rare digital image of Snow Leopard. Pema Tseden also uses a unique black-and-white image style to distinguish between reality and spiritual world.
Even though the director left, the art of light and shadow under his lens is still bright and inspiring.
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Release date: April 3, 2024
Director Xu Wei has released a new work after that, "The Yellowbird is Behind! The painting will be opened in the Qingming Festival, and William Feng and Tao Hong will cooperate again after 14 years, and "Fengshen Proton" will make a surprise appearance in the film.
The original name of "The Victim" is "The Yellowbird Behind"! The creation time was much earlier than the director’s last released work, Brilliant She, which was originally scheduled to be released in Qingming in 2021, and now it is considered to be "late" for three years.
The film revolves around a robbery and murder case on a summer night ten years ago. It combines suspense, reasoning, crime and family elements, foreshadowing everywhere and reversing at different levels. It won the Venture Capital Award of the 9th Beijing International Film Festival, and the jury commented: "The story is full of dramatic tension, unique and ingenious narrative structure, and shows a strong emotional concentration. It is a genre film with very good commercial market potential."
Great "anti-"faction
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Release date: April 4, 2024
Bao Beier vs comedy! "The Great Anti-school" is directed and performed by him, and tells the story that the little actor Bi Chao (Bao Beier) finally got the chance to play the great villain after all kinds of hardships. However, when he accidentally lost his memory, he mistakenly thought he was a suspect in the kidnapping case, so he continued his plan of "kidnapping the richest man", which triggered a series of ironic stories.
There are many high-burning moments in the film, such as blasting scenes, speeding scenes and chasing scenes, and "comedians" such as,,,, and will also appear to help out.
Under the sun
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Release date: April 12, 2024
Produced by producer, Under the Sun is the masterpiece of the new director of China and Hong Kong, Jane Junjin. It has been acclaimed and a box office success in Hong Kong, China in 2023. At the same time, it has been nominated for 16 Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor and Actress, and it is a "big hit" in the award season.
The film is adapted from a real event, telling a reporter’s in-depth investigation into the abuse of disabled homes and exposing little-known stories hidden behind the news. Previously, Yu Xiangning, who played reporter Liang Xiaoqi, won the Best Actress Award at the 30th Hong Kong Film Critics Association Awards and the 2024 Hong Kong Film Directors Association Annual Awards.
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Release date: April 12, 2024
Aaron Kwok followed up with comedy. He will play a cross-time father and daughter with Lyric. In addition to appearing as a father, Wang, a "puppy", will meet the audience.
You from Wang Xing tells the story of Jiang Siwang, a sugar factory worker, who raised his daughter Jiang Lu alone, only to become a puppy by mistake. Dad decided to start a "guardian journey" as a puppy Wang, and a fantastic healing story was about to begin.
Golden video store
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Starring: David Redmond//vittorio Scobie
Release date: April 19, 2024
"The film is a record of existence, dedicated to the soul of the film!"
Douban 8.8′ s highly acclaimed documentary "Golden Video Store" focuses on the story behind a video rental store in new york, paying tribute to many classic movie scenes, and the finalized posters can be seen in many world-renowned movie master.
Director David Redmond bluntly said: "There will always be a large number of movies that will be forgotten by the world forever, but when the love for movies comes together to rescue movies, that belongs to the tenacious vitality of movies and will never give in, erin brockovich". The film is scheduled to be shown on the special line of the National Art Film Projection Alliance on April 19th.
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Release date: April 30, 2024
"Stunt Madman" is adapted from the drama series of the same name in 1980s. Gosling plays a stuntman and Emily plays a former camera operator. After many years of filming, the two men who once had a love affair are on the same stage. The former wants to win back his beloved heart but accidentally finds himself involved in an evil criminal plan.
David leitch, a former stuntman, tried to integrate his own experience and observation into the film, and the filming process once broke the Guinness World Record for the most tumbling laps of stunt cars.
animated movies
What kind of life do you want to live?
Director: Miyazaki Hayao
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Release date: April 3, 2024
What kind of life do you want to live? Miyazaki Hayao wrote down his answer first. At the age of 83, he painted his personal experiences and close friends in the film one by one, returning to past regrets and looking forward to the future, encouraging everyone to move forward bravely in the journey of life.
The soup house in the middle, the tree essence in the middle and the red pavilion in the middle … … Miyazaki Hayao buried a lot of surprise eggs in the film, which is expected. In addition, the original Japanese version was dubbed by Suda Masaki and Kimura Takuya, while the Chinese version was voiced by,,, and so on.
Digital Baby 02: The Initial Call
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Voice: Katayama Fukujuro/Junko Noda/Arthur Langsberg
Release date: April 20, 2024
V-Beast, Bug Beast, Eagle Beast … When the digital beast appeared, whose childhood DNA was evoked? It coincides with the 25th anniversary of the animation of Digital Baby, and a new theatrical version of Digital Baby 02: The Initial Call is about to appear.
The film revolves around the story that happened between Daiwada, the first human who came into contact with the digital baby, and his digital baby Vucko beast after the "Light Hill Incident". The appearance of the main characters headed by Motomiya Daisuke has been adjusted to reflect their adult changes.
Hal’s Moving Castle
Director: Miyazaki Hayao
Voice:/Kimura Takuya/Akihiro Miwa
Release date: April 30, 2024
Douban 9.1, Miyazaki Hayao once said that his most satisfying work is "Hal’s Moving Castle", which is an animation he tried to create for the elderly. Sophie, a young girl, was cursed by a witch in the wilderness and turned into a 90-year-old woman. Hal’s Moving Castle was nominated for the best animated feature film at the 78th Academy Awards.
From 2004 to 2024, after 20 years’ waiting, the "Goddess-sealing Work" finally landed in the cinema in China. When you grow up, will you still walk into the cinema for it?
Spy play house code: white
Director: Pan Tongchong
Voice: Eguchi Takuya///Yoshinoyu
Release date: April 30, 2024
"Spy × Play House" is adapted from the comic book of the same name created by Tatsuya Endo, which has been highly sought after by Generation Z in recent years. "Spy Play House Code: White" is the first big movie of the IP, which continues the style of "Spy × Play House" which combines family and adventure elements, and creates the story of the "disguised family" Fujie family’s first group outing.
Whether the lovely Ania can set off a whirlwind on the mainland big screen remains to be seen.
So, what’s your favorite movie in April?