Co-produced by Han Sanping and Andy Lau and directed by Qiu Litao, the film "93 International Train Robbery: Operation Moscow" (hereinafter referred to as "Operation Moscow") is being screened nationwide.
The film is adapted from China's first cross-border pursuit of real cases, telling the story of the early 90s, the gangster group led by Miao Qingshan carried out robbery and murder on the K3 train, and the people's police team led by Cui Zhenhai disguised themselves as businessmen, went deep into Moscow to carry out arrest operations, and finally brought the criminals to justice after layers of challenges. The film highlights the determination of the people's police to combat transnational crimes and safeguard the safety of people's lives and property, highlights the era style of the people's police "loyal to the party, loyal to the country, loyal to the people, and loyal to the law", and builds a monument of the times in which the state and the interests of the people are closely related.
"Craftsman's Heart" links the lifeblood of the times
The story of the film "Operation Moscow" takes place in Russia in 1993, and although only three decades have passed, China's development has already undergone earth-shaking changes. In order to avoid the disconnection of the story, but also to strengthen the appeal of the era, the director and creative team can be said to have worked hard to connect with the lifeline, character image, and character emotions of the times again and again to refine this sincere work.
After ten months of script creation, the creative team repeatedly polished and adjusted, not only through reviewing a large number of materials and records to complete the details, but also invited Ai Anjun, who participated in the investigation of the case that year, as the general counsel. And Ai Anjun wrote a documentary reportage "China-Russia International Train Robbery" about this case, which has also become one of the important factual materials carefully studied and referenced by the crew.
In addition to the details of the case, the character development and character hearts driven by the atmosphere of the times are also completed by the entire crew. Cui Zhenhai was fearless when he went abroad for the first time to handle a case, and he was brave and resourceful when facing a cunning and arrogant criminal gang; Why Miao Qingshan's ferocity and crazy perversion are intertwined in the background music of the symphony; Vasily walked between black and white, his heart wavered, and he could not make a choice ... The creative team allows the characters to be reasonably entangled and carefully selected in the context of the times, touching people's hearts with the constant conflicts, and reflecting the turbulent era in that special environment.
In the final picture presented in the movie, the presentation of the atmosphere of the era is extremely infectious, thanks to the crew's careful design and restoration of many real scenes of that year. From the grand scene to the detailed display, whether it is the train robbery, the underground motorcycle battle, or the rocket base fighter transaction, everyone in the main creative team has the greatest awe and sincerity, through the film industry-grade real scene construction and special effects, to reproduce the real style of the 90s, has reached the realm of "Yuding Xie Niu". Operation Moscow is an almost demanding artistic perfection to bring the audience an immersive and shocking experience. The sincerity and ability of the film production is the best embodiment of the contribution of filmmakers to the development and progress of China's film industrialization.
"Flame of Faith" interprets the mission of the times
The vitality and power of realistic works not only need to show the shadows in reality, but also vigorously express the victory of justice over evil, and quietly convey the positive energy of goodness, upward and beauty to every audience. "Operation Moscow" is based on China's first cross-border pursuit of real cases, striving to restore the truth from the background of the times, historical appearance, case details, etc., but the reality is far more cruel than what the audience sees.
In the "93 International Train Robbery", the K3 train appeared in a criminal vacuum after leaving the country in Erenhot, and was robbed by four gangs of robbers in turn, and the train was almost looted in six days and five nights, and the robbers rampantly killed and robbed, chopping off fingers and bullying female passengers in order to take rings; At the time of the case, according to Russian law, suspects could only be detained for four hours, Chinese businessmen often did not dare to identify criminals for fear of reprisals, and the police had no choice but to release them, making criminals more and more rampant; At that time, limited to technical means and systems, the people's police were difficult to solve cases and difficult to pursue, and there were no today's high-tech means to assist in solving cases, completely relying on experience and skills, practice, and social relationships accumulated in handling cases to solve cases...
Limited by space and duration, Operation Moscow can only show the audience the special and complex nature of that era. And after the era background and the identity of the characters in the film are linked, how to make the characters completely moved? Focus on the three images of black, gray and white described in the film, not only to avoid the character's face, but also to make the character valuable.
Miao Qingshan, who is overwhelmed by desire, is the representative of extreme evil, and the grand symphonic contrast shows his madness, cruelty and horror, whether it is easily cutting off the fingers of passengers, or savagely killing the Russian old man in the theater, the film gives the audience the most powerful visual and psychological impact with the most direct hasty human life; Vasily is also good and evil, trapped in a gray whirlpool trying to find a way home, hovering between good and evil several times, heaven on the left, hell on the right, complex human nature determines which side the balance will fall to; Cui Zhenhai, a representative of the people's police, did not appear in the style of shouting slogans, he followed the call of his sense of mission, and with his rich experience in handling cases and sense of smell, he extended a helping hand to Vasily in the gray abyss, and saved Miao Qingshan with a good and righteous arrest.
The contest between these three protagonists is also alternately staged in the action scenes, which is a battle between the police and robbers, a duel between justice and evil, a fight between love and righteousness, and a complex and changeable struggle and choice of human nature. Under the portrayal of personal personality duo and multi-person combination, both the police and the robbers have their own personality characteristics, and the supporting roles are not a patchwork of faces, they all appear as flesh-and-blood three-dimensional images.
The highly professional film creation team has devoted great efforts to the innovative adaptation of character stories, character personalities, narrative reversals, etc., allowing the audience to reflect on human nature, reflect on life, and seek from themselves while understanding reality. This should be the real value of the film "Operation Moscow".
"There has never been a quiet time, but someone carries the weight for us", the movie "Moscow Action" with the "heart of craftsman", holding the "fire of faith", upholding the spiritual core of justice, perseverance, and serving the people, vividly shaped the vivid group portrait of the people's police. This shocking restoration of the case thirty years ago makes the echo of the group resonate and inspire a strong sense of patriotism and pride in the audience. Letting the audience see the progress of commercial films telling Chinese stories is the common goal pursued by the creation of excellent film and television works, and will also promote the commercialization of mainstream films in a higher direction.
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