Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Heart of the Dragon (1984)

Heart of the Dragon poster
Original title
The Heart of the Dragon
Genre
documentary
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series explores different parts of daily life in China across 12 episodes. Each episode focuses on a specific topic like farming, city life, or traditions.

informativeleisurelyobservationaleducationalcalmbroaddetailedrespectful

What happens

Heart of the Dragon is a 1984 British documentary television series directed by David Kennard. It covered life in China, with 12 one hour episodes, each on a different aspect of Chinese life. It was first aired in England on Channel 4, and in the United States by PBS. The 12-episode series won several international awards, including an Emmy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?