Other offerings that struck gold on nation's silver screens

5 Sister

Touching on China's previous family planning policy, the film recounts an adult sister's struggle after discovering that she is the sole, yet unwilling guardian, of her younger brother after their parents are killed in a car accident.

Starring actress Zhang Zifeng as the sister, the protagonist's growing pains, caused by resolute gender discrimination from her parents, has struck a chord with a female audience, propelling the movie to "sleeper hit" status early last year.