万物生灵：2024圣诞特别集

　　三年前无故失踪，抛夫弃子的母亲突然回到家中，渴望破镜重圆，但一切情形已不同于当年，小孩已渐独立而昔日丈夫也有了知心女友。面对重重阻碍，这位心理变态的母亲以各种破坏手段进行她的计划，她誓言得到她原有的幸福，经历一幕幕恐怖事件之后，这位母亲终于自食恶果结束这场游戏。

　　电影根据真实事件改编，讲述了巴斯克历史上最伟大的神话之一：阿尔佐的巨人米格尔·华金。
　　故事发生在1843年的巴斯克地区，当年轻残疾的马丁战败归家时，他不敢相信自己的眼睛。马丁亲爱的兄弟华金已经变成了一个真正的巨人，但华金的身高却对经营家庭农场起不到一点帮助。为了维持家庭生计，两人踏上了冒险之旅……

　　Disaster movies tend to inhabit the close-but-not-too-close realm of the ‘what if?’, but Quentin Reynaud’s taut drama evokes a reality that is painfully immediate, as the world combusts around us. Alex Lutz (recently seen as the son in Gaspar Noé’s Vortex) plays a man determined to escape with his elderly father (the ineffable André Dussollier) from a wildfire that is rapidly approaching their forested area of southern France.
　　The pair know all the local roads, and the secret detours, but when they are caught in a dead end, they seem to be running out of possible exits. At once road movie, claustrophobic jeopardy thriller and portrait of a prickly but tender father-son relationship, this finely acted and executed film expertly lays on the heat.

　　14-year-old Jimmy (played by Tyrell Williams) practices kung fu. For the lion dance, which is performed out on the streets, he is determined to hold the head of the lion. But when his teacher, the sifu, announces the new crew, his dream comes crashing down. He has to make do with the tail end, while the talented newcomer Li Jié (Haye Lee) is given the coveted place. Jimmy does all he can to become number one and earn his place up front with the head. But this means he has to defeat a number of annoying bullies, convince the sifu of his qualities and, especially, overcome himself.
　　Williams, a former Dutch karate champion and Lee, a kung fu practitioner, jump and kick in their first feature film. Kung fu leeuw is an exciting film for young people about the challenges of growing up – which are easier to face when you’re armed with the wisdom of the martial arts. Filmmaker Froukje Tan uses Rotterdam as the backdrop for the lion dance, highlighting the less obvious traditions of the city.
　　Previously, Froukje Tan made the feature films Swchwrm (2012) and Links (2008), and the short Het jongetje dat niemand verstond (2002).