Lu Wei

Writing

Lu Wei

Born 1950-03-17 · Beijing, China

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Farewell My Concubine poster
7.9

In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.

Farewell My Concubine

1993

To Live poster
8.1

Married couple Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in mid-20th century mainland China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.

To Live

1994

Wolf Totem poster
6.5

In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

Wolf Totem

2015

Red Cherry poster
5.5

Based on a true story, this horrifying tale follows two orphaned friends as they struggle to survive during World War II.

Red Cherry

1995

Tuya's Marriage poster
6.8

Set in Inner Mongolia, a physical setback causes a young woman to choose a suitor who can take care of her, as well as her disabled husband.

Tuya's Marriage

2006

Blind Mountain poster
7.6

Young student Bai Xuemei is cheated and sold as a wife by human traffickers to a remote village. Raped and beaten, she leads the life of a sex slave and child-bearer with no hope of escape because of the villagers apathy and selfishness.

Blind Mountain

2007

The Emperor's Shadow poster
7.4

Epic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.

The Emperor's Shadow

1996

A City Called Macau poster
6.0

A casino broker who funds wealthy gamblers drops her guard when she falls for an artist with a gambling addiction.

A City Called Macau

2019

The Price of Frenzy poster
6.8

A young woman is increasingly out of control with her determination to nail the man who raped her teenage sister.

The Price of Frenzy

1989

Desperation poster
7.0

The police have to recapture an escaped killer who is traveling on a train to Beijing.

Desperation

1987

Peach Blossom poster
6.5

"Peach blossom" desire to lost a hundred years of court Shadow Puppetry Culture as the starting point, tells the story of China last eunuch's wife There was a red plum tree. story. Chen Daoming Li Lin passion, will carry on a clandestine love affair and stimulate the metamorphosis of Eros and There was a red plum tree. Man and a Woman deduction so exquisite beyond compare.

Peach Blossom

1995

Wild Chrysanthemum poster
10.0

Set in the 30's Shandong Province, China, this film shows story of a young couple. The husband devotes himself to the revolution, and the wife takes care of the whole family and goes through a lot of difficulties.

Wild Chrysanthemum

1982

March in Front of the War poster
NR

On a summer night in 1975, a military train sped through the north-east of the country.

March in Front of the War

1978

Journey to Western Xia Empire poster
7.5

This epic set in medieval China tells the story of a mother searching for her infant, who was kidnapped by warriors.

Journey to Western Xia Empire

1997

Journey to Western Xia Empire poster
7.5

This epic set in medieval China tells the story of a mother searching for her infant, who was kidnapped by warriors.

Journey to Western Xia Empire

1997

无翅飞翔 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

无翅飞翔

2021

Promise poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Promise

2020

Ballad of the Yellow River poster
7.3

Dang Gui saves a woman, Liu Lan and her daughter, who are running away from bandits. Dang Gui falls in love with Liu Lan, but she is taken by the bandits and Dang Gui must take responsibility for raising the girl.

Ballad of the Yellow River

1989

蓝天防线 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

蓝天防线

1977

Life of Luosang poster
NR

In Tibetan Luosang, three-year-old Yangjin was hit by Drolma, who was driving a tractor under the influence of alcohol, leaving her with a high-level paraplegia. The incident sparked conflicts among three families, which were eventually resolved through reconciliation, demonstrating how faith and the law can complement each other.

Life of Luosang

2025

Young Sangye poster
NR

The story is the self-realization journey of the Tibetan boy Sangye during his course of finding and selling the pricy and well sought-after Cordyceps in his region. Sangye, excels in school in the rural village, always longing for owning the encyclopedia which will open the immense world of knowledge for him and lead him to a bright future. The only viable mean to pursue his goal is to dig and sell as many Cordyceps as he can find.

Young Sangye

2020

人生没有单行道 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

人生没有单行道

1984

蝉衣 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

蝉衣

2026