Name: Tong nian de peng you
Genre: Drama
Cast: Kaimin Guo, Bin Lin, Liping Lü

This is a simple story about how people manage to forge firm friendships and care for others even during the hardship of wartime. Simple things like the distribution of biscuits, which everyone looks forward to, takes on a poignant significance when life is austere.

But forty years later, kids in a childcare centre still rush for it when they hear shouts of "Come collect your biscuits". Some things, like the innocence of childhood and the treasured simple treat of biscuits never change.

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Mandarin-language cinema across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore explores historical reflection, cultural identity, and personal sacrifice, often expressed through poetic visuals and sweeping narratives. In Mainland China, this takes the form of allegory and large-scale epics that reflect on national history. Taiwan emphasizes intimate modernist realism, generational change, and the search for identity. Singapore contributes stories of migration, multiculturalism, and the negotiation of tradition in a globalized city.

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