The Merciful Buddha

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.

A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.

Painted Skin is based on one of Pu Songling's classic short stories in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Zhou Xun stars as Xiao Wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. When General Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) 'rescues' her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general.

On Christmas Eve, a fighter pilot on his way home becomes lost while flying over water and needs a miracle to land safely.