The World War II-themed film "The Ultimate Victory", starring British film stars Joseph Fiennes and Dou Xiao, recently held a media visit class in the suburbs of Beijing. At the shooting scene, "farmer" Dou Xiao was riding a high-temperature dung truck, "prisoner of war" Fiennes washed clothes, and the two also performed a thrilling explosion scene.
<b>Starring</b> Joseph Fiennes and Dou Xiao and directed by Hong Kong director Xian Qiran, the World War II-themed film "The Ultimate Victory", which was jointly created by teams from all over the world, was recently held in Beijing Wang Zuo.
It is reported that the crew of "Ultimate Victory" started production in February this year, filmed in Canada and the United States, and recently moved to Tianjin, Weifang and Beijing in China. On the day of the visit, Xu Niu, a hot-blooded farmer played by Dou Xiao, pulled a dung truck in the heat, and Joseph Fiennes was reduced to a prisoner of war and washed his clothes. In addition, the two also performed a thrilling explosion scene, and Dou Xiao sacrificed himself to cover "Shakespeare" Joseph.
<b>Ten years of grinding a sword tells the unknown epic of World War II</b>
Hong Kong director Sin Qiran, who has shot works such as "The King of Western Chu", was exposed to the story of British Olympic sprint champion Li Airui ten years ago, and he found that "this is not only a good film script, but also has a special sobering significance for modern young people who have gradually forgotten history." So he decided to make a film about it.
Set against the backdrop of the largest concentration camp set up by Japan in China during World War II, "Ultimate Victory" tells the story of a Chinese named Xu Niu who stubbornly resisted the invaders and rescued Li Airui and other prisoners of war of overseas Chinese detained by the Japanese army in concentration camps.
For ten years, Sin has been immersed in the collection of materials, the conception and creation of the script of "The Ultimate Victory". He has traveled to Canada, the United Kingdom and other places many times to search for survivors and collect relevant information, visiting the two daughters of the protagonist Li Airui and his former students and friends, from which he obtained precious first-hand materials. He believes that authenticity is the biggest highlight of the film, and spent a lot of money on cg stunts, comparing historical data pictures to reproduce the Scene of the Japanese Concentration Camp 70 years ago with special effects.
<b>Dou Xiao worked hard to "pull the dung truck" to comfort the injured young actor</b>
The first scene on the day of the visit was the scene of Dou Xiao and the small actor "Little Stone" pulling a dung truck in the film. Although the weather was very hot, wearing a very thick costume, and there was a thick layer of dirty mud makeup on his face, during the shooting, Dou Xiao and "Little Stone" not only did not care, but also had a special fun playing treasure in the gap.
At the shooting scene, the young actor broke his foot due to prop straw shoes, and Dou Xiao also cared for the staff like a big brother to come to the Band-Aid and bandage his wounds with his own hands. The lively and active little actors also leaked the "secrets" of the crew to the media, and it turned out that the dung truck they pulled was filled with "grain": "The dung inside is a mixture of soybeans, sesame seeds, oats and vegetable oil, which is not only not smelly, but also very fragrant." ”
<b>"Shakespeare" Joseph "masochistically" lost weight to restore the prisoner of war posture</b>
The protagonist of "The Ultimate Victory", Li Aerry, is played by british film star Joseph Fiennes, who is famous for "Shakespeare's Love History", who not only played Shakespeare himself, but also almost acted in Shakespeare's famous plays, and was praised as "an actor with Shakespeare in his blood". At the site of the visit, we found that Joseph Fiens had lost a lot of weight than before. It is reported that in order to truly reproduce Li Airui's state in the concentration camp, he continued to lose weight masochistically during the filming process.
The second scene of the expedition depicts Joseph Fiennes, who is imprisoned in a concentration camp, washing clothes with refugees from various countries, and Dou Xiao approaches Joseph by lending the opportunity to deliver supplies to the centralized operation, and takes the opportunity to whisper quietly, as if to discuss the next rescue plan. From the scene, the two cooperated smoothly and tacitly, and only relying on a few eyes to convey their feelings. It is understood that the relationship between Dou Xiao and Joseph Fiennes in the film is like a brother of life and death. In the film, Xu Niu, played by Dou Xiao, is the driver when Li Airui first entered China, and the two are equally intimate because they drink together.
Edit: rz
The Ultimate Victory shoots a blast scene.
Dou Xiao plays against Fiennes.
Joseph Fiennes and Dou Xiao on set.
Dou Xiao brewed emotions.
The director speaks for Dou Xiao.
The director communicates with Joseph Fiennes.
Dou Xiao plays with the little actor.
Dou Xiao treats the wounds of the young actors.
Dou Xiao and Fiennes are filming.
Joseph Fiennes brewed emotions on set.
Prisoners of war in various countries wash their clothes.
Dou Xiao worked hard to "pull the dung truck", and the solid goods were placed in the car.