The movie "Arctic Island" released a special creative special "Let the World Know"

Today, the film "East Pole Island" co-directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang released a special creative special "Let the World Know". From building real scenes brick by brick to polishing the lens frame by frame, the main creative team has a sense of mission and almost stubborn persistence to salvage stories that have been dusty by time in the waves. The film cuts from the perspective of China fishermen and tells a forgotten story 83 years ago: the Japanese cargo ship carrying 1816 British prisoners of war was hit. They evacuated the sinking cargo ship alone, and even ordered the cabin to be sealed and attempted to sink all prisoners of war to the bottom of the sea. Brave China fishermen drove fishing boats and braved hail of bullets to rescue them, raising hope for life in the stormy seas. After 6 years of preparation, Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang joined hands to lead the creative team to search for traces on the island, build ships in real life, and go to sea to touch the footsteps of their ancestors in the wind blowing on the East Pole Island. The heroism of our ancestors should not be forgotten, and the crimes of the invaders should not be hidden. This history must be seen by the whole world-it is this heavy sense of mission that allows the creators to use movies as a boat to salvage and salvage the sea inch by inch. The truth buried in the sea is just so that the epic about kindness and blood can be known to the world.

The film is co-directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, written by Chen Shu, Zhang Ji and Dong Runnian, Liang Jing is the producer and chief producer, Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni are the leading stars, and Yang Haoyu, Chen Minghao, Ni Dahong, William Franklin Miller, Li Jiuxiao, Wang Yiquan and other actors will star and will be released nationwide on August 8.

The island people are the soul of the island, unwilling to admit defeat and not afraid of death. China fishermen rescued British prisoners "worthy of the sea and worthy of the hearts of the people."

Let the world witness their bloody creators shoot on the spot with a sense of mission

In the previously released trailer, the "purgatory on earth" scene inside the prisoner of war ship made the audience feel cold on their backs and numb on their scalps. Prisoner of war ships became a "tomb of living people at sea" that swallowed lives. The Japanese army locked thousands of British prisoners of war in the bottom of the cabin, allowing them to suffocate in the darkness and filth. But when the hatch tore open a ray of life, what greeted them was the cold muzzle of the Japanese army. According to Mrs Winnie and Anthony, descendants of British prisoners of war, when their ancestors fell into despair, brave China fishermen appeared."Without the China fishermen, none of them would have survived, and there would be no us." Wu Buwei, a descendant of fishermen on the East Pole Island, emotionally recalled his grandfather's story."Grandpa said that all the boats were mobilized at that time, and the fishermen braved bullets to save people." There were no heroic words, only the belief that "those in distress at sea must be rescued" and the afterthought that "worthy of the sea is worthy of the people's hearts." This group of fishermen who coexist with the waves have long integrated the island soul that is unwilling to admit defeat and afraid of death into their blood.

When they first heard this story, Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang were deeply shocked by the courage and kindness that crossed national borders. With a sense of mission to let the world see the truth and let more people know about the feats of China fishermen, they set foot on the East Pole Island-there is no ready-made road, just wading through rocks and thorns; To restore the village of the 1940s, build a fishing village; Vehicles couldn't get to the island, but stones and wood were carried manually... Not only that, the more severe challenges came from nature. The surface temperature on the island exceeded 50 degrees. The crew had experienced heavy rains for more than a month, and even experienced 3 typhoons during the filming. However, the main creative team was never repelled by these difficulties, and everyone gritted their teeth and worked together to overcome the difficulties. When the scattered and quaint fishing villages reappeared on the East Pole Island, the strong sense of reality across time and space dragged the actors into that era, and their emotions and performances were deeply affected. This reality, soaked in sweat and heated with persistence, allows the big screen to present the hottest temperature in that period of history.

Guan Hu, Fei Zhenxiang, the cooperation between master and apprentice was praised as a "perfect match"

The actors devoted their efforts to achieve all underwater scenes and complete what the foreign team called an "impossible task"

From the longest water drama shooting in Chinese film history, to shipbuilding and village building, to world-class difficult marine special effects, the filming of the film can be called an "extreme challenge", and the production scale is almost as large as the three films. This "impossibility" precisely met the "desire for challenge" in the bones of Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang. Director Guan Hu's works are both commercial and artistic, and have achieved outstanding results in shooting various types of films. Not only that, he also spared no effort to give new directors opportunities. Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang have known each other for 16 years and collaborated on many film and television works. Fei Zhenxiang has also grown from a childish newcomer to the best director of the new Magnolia Award, and has produced the domestic drama "When the Mountain Flowers Blooms" with the highest Douban score in the past ten years. In the shooting of "East Pole Island", the cooperation of the master and apprentice complemented each other. Guan Hu was responsible for controlling the overall situation, while Fei Zhenxiang deeply cultivated the shooting details and action design. After each shot was filmed, they would always be discussing it over and over again in front of the monitor. Faced with such an unprecedented project, Fei Zhenxiang once hesitated. He admitted that it was Director Guan Hu's encouragement all the way that gave him the belief of "daring to shoot" and "he would definitely not be able to persist without a master." This pair of directors, who have "one article and one martial arts", has also become what Chen Minghao calls a "perfect match".

The underwater scenes in the film account for a large proportion. From diving for treasures to life and death rescue, actors are required to complete performances with both strength and emotional tension underwater. Choosing underwater real shots means that they must have the ability to hold their breath for a long time, and they must also overcome the interference of water resistance on expressions and movements to perform. The difficulty was considered by the foreign production team as "an impossible task, whether in terms of shooting difficulty or actor ability." However, the two directors firmly believe that only real shots in the water can best present the character's state and this moving story. When the main creative team informed Zhu Yilong and Wu Lei of their strict demands for underwater shooting, the two actors did not hesitate and chose to join the team in this "deep water area". Talking about the difficulty of underwater shooting, Zhu Yilong said frankly: "I feel like there is a blade or sand, and I have been sharpening my eyes. I can only grit my head and act with my eyes open." Wu Lei shared the challenge of holding his breath: "More than a minute has passed since I tidied up my clothes and beat off the bubbles on my face before shooting (in the water). I feel quite stressed and urgent." Ni Ni also had to complete a difficult performance in the water. In order to swim in the rushing waves with a sense of urgency of life and death, she voluntarily gave up Wia's assistance and "swam" through the waves with a fierce force. The final picture presented made the on-site staff bluntly say "hair stood on end." As Fei Zhenxiang said,"This is no longer a simple performance, but more like a spiritual battle side by side." Everyone is eager to let the heroic deeds of our ancestors truly flow in front of the camera, and let the world see the blood and responsibility of the Chinese nation that has never faded.

The film "East Pole Island" is co-directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, written by Chen Shu, Zhang Ji and Dong Runnian, Liang Jing is the producer and chief producer, and starred by Zhu Yilong, Wu Lei and Ni Ni. Actors such as Yang Haoyu, Chen Minghao, Ni Dahong, William Franklin Miller, Li Jiuxiao, Wang Yiquan and other actors are starred by Beijing Qi Impression Culture Co., Ltd., Shanghai Taoxiao Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd., Zhujiang Film Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Light Film Co., Ltd., Produced by China Film Industry Group Co., Ltd., Qi Impression (Zhoushan) Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Film Group Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Cultural Investment Management Co., Ltd., Beijing Jingxi Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd., Changying Group Co., Ltd., Youth Light (Chengdu) Film Co., Ltd., Ltd., Yin Film (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd., Qi Impression (Haining) Film and Television Media Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Xinghe Film Co., Ltd., Qingdao Tongruixin Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shandong Darunmin Life Plaza Co., Ltd., Beijing Langyun Film and Television Co., Ltd., Beijing Weimeng Chuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd., Huawen Image (Beijing) Co., Ltd., jointly produced by Film Co., Ltd., and distributed by Shanghai Taoxiaopiao Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. and QiImpression (Shanghai) Film Co., Ltd., will be released nationwide on August 8.