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On October 26, the movie "I Am the Guardian" held its national premiere in Beijing. Director and screenwriter Jingran, special starring Wang Yanhui, producers Sun Yaxiong and Wen Yuxiang, screenwriter Guo Feifei, special starring Tian Yuan and other collective appearances. At the scene of the event, the director respectfully analyzed the original intention of the creation, frankly said that he hoped to explore the balance between strength and weakness, and guide the audience to reach an understanding with himself and his family. Producer Sun Yaxiong revealed that 80% of the core team of this film are girls, which can accurately convey the voice of women. The film will be released nationwide on October 29.
Poster of "I Am the Guardian"
"I Am the Guardian" is a work that focuses on the original family and shows the current topic of women's growth. The film, formerly known as "Ground Life", was shortlisted for the Shanghai International Film Festival and Film Project Venture Capital (siff project) in 2018, and was also the official film of the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival in 2020, and also won the New Director Award of the 43rd Asian American International Film Festival, the 3rd Hainan Island International Film Festival, the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival Asian Newcomer Award, etc.
In recent years, there has been no shortage of excellent works on the market that focus on the theme of family affection and growth, and "I Am a Guardian" chooses to start from the reorganization of family relations compared with films of the same theme to sort out the contradictions and entanglements between contemporary youth and their parents. In the film, Shi Yi, played by Wang Yanhui, is a typical Chinese father, whose focus after remarriage is biased towards the new family and the younger son, and the eldest daughter Shi Lu, played by Shang Yuxian, is gradually estranged. He also generously ridiculed at the premiere scene that "his role is more complicated, he is not very good at communicating with his daughter, so that he has caused harm", in order to make up for the regrets in the film, Wang Yanhui signed the "Good Father Guarantee" on the spot, and bluntly said that if there is a daughter in real life, he must be a "daughter slave".
"I Am the Guardian" director Jing Ran (left) and starring Wang Yanhui
"I Am the Guardian" is the director's first theatrical film. When talking about the original intention of creation, she introduced that she not only wanted to talk about the helplessness and sadness of reorganizing the family, but also strived to show the mental journey of an ordinary girl, hoping that the girls could gain courage on the road of growth. Screenwriter Guo Feifei sighed that the parent-child relationship is the most difficult relationship in China, and hopes to find a solution for communication between the two generations through the story of Shilu.
The whole film was filmed abroad, and producer Sun Yaxiong sighed when reviewing the shooting process, because the control of the performance time of young actors in foreign countries is very strict, Wang Yanhui and Shang Yuxian often perform without physical objects, even in such a difficult situation, they still offer wonderful acting skills. Talking about the foreign shooting trip, producer Wen Yuxiang revealed, "Our crew is an international team, although everyone comes from different countries and regions, but emotionally connected, this is a precious shooting experience." ”
Stills from "I Am the Guardian"
Editor-in-Charge: Zhang Zhe