Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the Millennium. Fifteen celebrated film-makers were invited to create their own vision of what time means in ten minutes of film.
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
A team of Interpol agents arrive in the city to testify against a local crime lord. However on the way to court the vehicle carrying the Triad boss is attacked and the crime lord snatched, not by his own people but by another foe.
Set during China's the Warring States Period (476-221 BC), benevolent warrior Chenkang Lu (Joe Odagiri) enters into a torrid love affair with a woman (Maggie Q) from the nomadic Harran tribe. Their relationship sends the warrior to a place where humans were once wolves...
It follows a pair of school sweethearts who part ways and meet again in a story about never giving up on love and bravely chasing after your dreams.
Zhou Xiao is a big fan of detective novels. Zhao Fanzhou is a student of forensic science who is talented in the field. The two fall into a sweet romance, yet their story ends in a heartbreak when Zhao Fanzhou breaks up with Zhou Xiao. One day, they meet again.
A story follows two childhood friends, a young woman from a broken family and a conceited archer, as they fall in love.
When they were in university, Lin Xi Chi loses one month's living expenses due to a bet over an arm-wrestling competition with Xu Fang. Due to their relationship as debtor and debtee, the two become closer to each other. Lin Xi Chi could always act without any reservations around Xu Fang because they are childhood friends.
When she was in high school, Lin Xi Chi who used to be bright and cheery became insecure and anxious because of her family problems. Meanwhile, Xu Fang has always had a short fuse. He's the type of guy to lose his temper over a few words but he has always been exceptionally gentle towards Lin Xi Chi. Xu Fang has secretly loved Lin Xi Chi for many years until one day, because of a drunken stupor, Lin Xi Chi gradually realizes her feelings for Xu Fang too.