The official poster and director's trailer of the movie My People, My Parents is released today, which is the third film of the “National Day Trilogy” (the other two are the My People, My Country released in 2019 and My People, My Homeland released in 2020) and scheduled to be screened on October 1 of this year. My People, My Country and My People, My Homeland take time and space respectively as the storyline, whereas My People, My Parents takes the generation as the storyline. It focuses on ordinary families in different times, and tells the story of parents' love and enlightenment for their children, connecting the development and changes of the country in the past several decades. 

 

In addition, the film's directors were also revealed, showing the working status of the four directors (namely, Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Xu Zheng and Shen Teng) for the first time, which is the epitome of the tireless efforts and passionate collaboration of Chinese filmmakers. This time, they will participate in the film as both director and leading actor, and meet the audience in this year's National Day schedule.

My People, My Country and My People, My Homeland (the first two films of the “National Day Trilogy”) earned 3.17 billion yuan in 2019 and 2.83 billion yuan in 2020 respectively, becoming the biggest winner of the National Day schedule for two consecutive years. The films draw large audiences with tender and touching plot, striking wide chord from the public via deep emotional ties between home and country. 

 

My People, My Country adopts the time as the storyline with seven historical moments to reflect the 70-year development of the People's Republic of China since its foundation, showing the solidarity and unified connection between ordinary people and the country. It connects young people with the historical process of the motherland in a new perspective and in a different way, and draws out the emotional and inherited ties that bind every Chinese to the country. My People, My Homeland takes space as the storyline, telling the hometown stories of the five regions of China, connecting the hometown feelings of the whole people, and making everyone's pride of hometown and motherland overtly expressed. My People, My Parents focuses on the story of the continuation of the life of each "small family", recalling the collective memories in four different periods, and explaining the ordinary but great parental affection, as well as the deepest emotional bond between parents and children.

 

Directors Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Xu Zheng and Shen Teng (the “Dream team of Chinese filmmakers”) are released for the first time. The director's trailer reveals the story of four different years they shot, and also records the four directors' concentrated creative state behind the scenes.

Wu Jing's story, set in wartime and involving a lot of circuses, is technically difficult and high-stakes. "That's the attitude of Chinese filmmakers," he said, describing the shoot as "fighting with one's life.” In the trailer, Wu Jing, who is drenched in sweat, is highly focused. In case of any emergency, he is the first to ensure the safety of the staff, which shows his professionalism and responsibility as a director. While facing the challenges of her new role as a director, Zhang Ziyi also played a mother without makeup. As the only female director, she showed the power of female filmmakers, and said, "We are paying homage to our parents' selfless dedication with sincere and strong emotions.” From her first starring film, My Father and Mother, to her first directing work, My People, My Parents, Zhang Ziyi seems to have been destined to this film.

 

Sections “Leap” and “The Last Lesson” from the first two works in the “National Day Trilogy”, both directed by Xu Zheng, have impressed audiences. As a veteran participated in all of the three works, Xu Zheng said, "This series is all about expressing a kind of feelings.” This time he put the perspective on the innovation era featuring reforming and opening-up. With his new role, director Shen Teng shows his unique “Teng-style” humor as an actor as well as his seriousness as a director for the first time. Although creation is difficult, his work is attractive with support from Mahua Fun Age. He hopes to bring new laughter and surprise to the audience this time with of his own ideas. How will the four directors work together to tell the stories of family affection in different times?

 

In addition, this year's Beijing International Film Festival also focuses on the development of the film industry under the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, reviews the historical changes of the country, and looks forward to new opportunities and new conditions for the Chinese film industry. My People, My Parents will be screened at cinemas national wide soon, and the 11th Beijing International Film Festival will also be held at an appropriate time. Please stay tuned!