Poster for the movie "Beautiful Wars". Photo by Wang Zumin
BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- On October 17, the public welfare inspirational film "Beautiful War", which reflects the struggle between the disabled and fate, held a press conference at the China Disabled Persons' Federation. Directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Chen Xunqi, who won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Score, the film brings together a number of supermodels and actors from both sides of the Taiwan Straits and Hong Kong, and the film will be released nationwide on October 19.
The film tells the inspirational story of the supermodel girl An Vivi who surpassed herself and broke the cocoon into a butterfly - An Vivi was tragically killed in a car accident at the peak of her career and lost her left leg, and with the encouragement and companionship of relatives and friends, she decided to use her prosthetic leg to return to the catwalk, and a "beautiful war" began.
"Beautiful War" director Chen Xunqi. Photo by Wang Zumin
NaHiroko, who plays An Weiwei, said in an interview with China News Network that for her, the most difficult part of shooting this film is to present the audience with a sense of realism of calf amputation. During the performance, she needed to constantly remind herself that her left calf was not, so that after the shooting was completed, she was left with sequelae, "often feeling that the left calf is numb and there is no blood circulation." ”
Hiroko said that the process of preparing the film from preparation to shooting is also her own growth process. "Ann Vivi gave me a soul, and I gained the most important wealth in my acting career. I think that no matter what difficulties I encounter in the future, I am confident that I can persevere. ”
The film's director, Chen Xunqi, is a veteran Hong Kong musician, actor, director and producer, with more than 200 films scored by him and more than 30 films directed, produced and starring. Among them, Wong Kar-wai directed four films, "Chongqing Senli", "Fallen Angel", "East Evil and West Poison", and "The World Is Unmatched", all of which were invited to work as film scorers and composers, and won the Best Film Score Award at the 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards for "Fallen Angel".
Chen Xunqi said that as early as 30 years ago, he told the story of the disabled in the film and was touched by their tenacity and tenacity. Now, he hopes that through this film, more people can feel the tenacious vitality of the disabled and the appeal of laughter to life, and face all difficulties and pains with a braver mentality. At the same time, it also arouses more audiences to care for and help the disabled.
"Beautiful War" is directed by the China Disabled Persons' Federation, and jointly produced by the China Disabled People's Cause News and Publicity Promotion Association and Guosheng LegendAry Pictures (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Tam Yiu-man, Meng Guangmei, Ma Guoming, Na Guangzi, Luo Bin and many other supermodels and actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong have wonderful performances in the film.
The film "Beautiful War" starred Na Hiroko (second from left) and Luo Bin (first from left) attended the press conference. Photo by Wang Zumin
Wang Hongwei, deputy director of the Propaganda department of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, said that the film is full of positive energy to promote the humanitarian spirit, reflecting the indomitable and tenacious quality of the disabled in the face of life and the spirit of fighting against fate. The connotation and meaning of the film far exceed the content and form of the film picture, carry forward the new social trend of China's support for the disabled, and embody the new height of social civilization.
Xu Gang, deputy secretary-general of the China Association for the Promotion of the Cause of the Disabled, said that in the past, the publicity of the cause of the disabled was mainly through the mainstream media. Nowadays, the use of film and television works, which is an art form that audiences like to hear, is also a new publicity concept in the process of promoting the cause of the disabled in China. (End)