"Heroes of Dunhuang" is scheduled for release on September 25. The heroes will jointly create a group of portraits of the desert and the majestic opening of Dunhuang

Jiuzhi Network News The movie "Heroes of Dunhuang" officially announced today that it will be released during the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 25, and will simultaneously release a trailer and poster. The film is directed by Cao Dun, written by Ma Boyong, and Zhang Miao serves as the producer and chief producer. Zhang Yu, Dou Xiao, Lu Liang, Cai Lu, Zhao Yunzhuo, Gong Lei, Yang Yi, Zhao Wei, Gao Zhiting, Yu Ailei, Han Haolin, Zhang Yifan, Lei Jiayin, Zhu Yawen, Zhou Yiwei, Li Guangjie, Shi Zhaoqi, Feng Jiayi, Yu Haoming, Lu Fangsheng, Liu Jia, Qian Yongchen, Zhou Dehua, Han Qing, Han Qiuchi, Li Sibo, Dong Wenjun, Qu Gaodao, Wang Peilu, He Chaolian and other actors co-starred.

Millennium Dunhuang lies across the Hexi River. Between the wind and sand, the destinies of countless travelers, caravans and ordinary people once met on this land, leaving a mark on survival, protection and choice. "Heroes of Dunhuang" places Dunhuang at the center of the narrative, with deserts and isolated cities as the main spaces, integrating war, action, adventure and group portraits of characters into it, allowing the historical situation and the destiny of the characters to be intertwined between the mighty sand and the long road.

The story takes place in Hexi after the Anshi Rebellion. Dunhuang Mozhou fell into the hands of rebels. Sixty years later, Ren Guangyan, the leader of the bandit army, intensified and acted perversely. Governor Zhang Youcheng planned to return to Tang Dynasty, but when the plan was exposed, Mozhou fell into siege. In the crisis, Zhang Youcheng's daughter Zhang Yueya and the "Lone Wolf of the Desert" Wolf Pigeon and others formed a team to go out of the city to seek help. They traveled through the vast desert, looking for opportunities to break the situation in many dangerous situations. Finally, with their wisdom and bravery, they ignited the fighting spirit of the military and civilians in Mozhou, jointly ended the tyranny of the bandits, and brought Dunhuang back to the Tang Dynasty. From the plight of an isolated city to seeking help in the desert, from personal decisions to the side of everyone, an adventure that affects the destiny of the whole city has begun.

Cao Dun and Ma Boyong once again joined hands with the powerful lineup to create Dunhuang group portraits

Following "Chang 'an Twelve Hours", director Cao Dun and screenwriter Ma Boyong collaborated again. This is the first time that the two have entered the big screen together. This time, the story goes west from Chang 'an Street and Alley to the more vast land of Hexi. The desert, lonely city, long roads and sandstorms also give the characters' destiny a broader landing point.

Cao Dun, who has a background in photography, has long paid attention to the composition, color and texture of images. From "The Story of the Herding Clouds on the Sea" to "Chang 'an Twelve Hours", his works have always paid attention to the construction of historical space and visual details; Ma Boyong has long written historical themes and is good at looking for clues to the fate and destiny of characters through the gaps of the times. This time, the two joined hands again to place the characters between the wind and sand of Dunhuang, support the characters 'destiny with the historical background, and outline the various forms of all living beings on this land in the genre narrative.

The film also brings together Zhang Yu, Dou Xiao, Lu Liang, Cai Lu, Zhao Yunzhuo, Gong Lei, Yang Yi, Zhao Wei, Gao Zhiting, Yu Ailei, Han Haolin, Zhang Yifan, Lei Jiayin, Zhu Yawen, Zhou Yiwei, Li Guangjie and other powerful actors. Some people embark on a dangerous road, some are in an isolated city, some are traveling together, and some face new choices on the way. People with different identities and different experiences were drawn together due to a crisis, and thus gathered into the Dunhuang hero group portraits in the film.

In the scheduled notice released this time, the army is lined up in front of the city, yellow sand fills the world, and the vast desert and towering city show a vast atmosphere. Carriage chases, cavalry charges, and city attack and defense were staged one after another. In the flames, armored figures clashed closely, and the tension on the battlefield continued to spread. Towering siege equipment, speeding carriages and heavy armor and weapons bring the power and weight of ancient combat into the lens. The gray-blue sky and the red gold fire alternate. The rough sandstorms, solid city walls and dense military formations together constitute the grand scene of this desert adventure.

The fixed poster uses strong red and gold tones to build the visual subject. Dunhuang Flying Sky and mural patterns run through the picture. The characters are wearing armor and each holding weapons, forming a group of heroes in the layered and intertwined mural images. The encounter of ancient murals and vivid characters in the same picture also allows the magnificent colors of Dunhuang culture to blend with the action temperament of the film.

Deep into the desert to shoot a soldier and a soldier to outline the texture of Dunhuang

The filming of "Heroes of Dunhuang" goes deep into Hexi and Dunhuang Gobi. Desert, wasteland, city and long roads together form the image background of the film. Real sandstorms, landforms and light enter the camera, and the characters 'march, chase and battle truly occur between the vast world.

In order to present the Dunhuang world in the film, the main creative team implemented a large number of productions into specific and visible details. From the armor on the characters and the weapons in their hands, to the horses and carriages that travel through the desert, to the city's furnishings and daily objects, they are all designed and produced around the era and environment in which the story lives. The structure and weight of the armor, the shape and texture of the weapon, and the structure and traveling state of the carriage all become the true components of the environment in which the character is located.

These real objects are also directly involved in the actors 'performances and movements. The weight of the armor behind the back, the strength of the weapons when they collide, the vibration of the carriage driving through the gravel ground, and the traces left by the characters when they run, ride, and fight in the sand and sand all form the rough and solid action texture of the film. The film also strengthens the real connection between movements and the characters 'bodies through physical weapons, armor and real-life environment.

At the same time, the costumes, music and dances, artifacts and colors preserved in Dunhuang murals have also become an important source of visual creation for the film. The main creative team looked for evidence from images left thousands of years ago and transformed the solidified postures and life details in the murals into characters and scenes on the screen. Mineral colors, robes, iron armor, yellow sand and mottled city walls are intertwined, allowing Dunhuang culture to not only stay in the background, but truly enter the lives, actions and destiny of the characters.

Under the sandstorm is a city and the people living in it. "Heroes of Dunhuang" focuses on ordinary figures in the times, outlining a group of characters belonging to Dunhuang between the intersection of destiny and the choices one after another.

The movie "Heroes of Dunhuang" will be released nationwide on September 25. This Mid-Autumn Festival, walk into the theater, watch the wind and sand blowing, the lonely city rise, and witness a heroic past that belongs to Dunhuang.