The hard-core spy movie "Red Silk" premiered in Beijing and the Chinese and Russian creators start their release journey in China

Jiuzhiwang Film Beijing News On September 4, the China premiere of the Sino-Russian co-production film "Red Silk" was held in Beijing. Leaders of the Chinese and Russian film industry jointly launched the release of the film "Red Silk" in China. Shen Haixiong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China and director of the Central Radio and Television Station, Mao Yu, deputy director of the Film Bureau of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China, Kabayeva, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russian National Media Group, and Morgulov, Russian Ambassador to China, attended. The film uses light and shadow as a pen to tell the story of comrades from China and Russia fighting side by side on the hidden front to protect justice. This film is a specific project to implement the cultural exchange initiative of the two heads of state and promote film cooperation during the 2024-2025 "China-Russia Cultural Year".

The response at the premiere was enthusiastic and the friendship between China and Russia has lasted forever

At the event site, dozens of Chinese and Russian creators of the movie "Red Silk" all appeared on stage. Vadim, chief producer, and chief planner, lamented: "The creation of this film is the spiritual harmony of the Chinese and Russian teams across national borders. We are united by our common love, and every effort hides respect for each other. and the cherishing of friendship." After watching the movie, China viewers said,"We not only saw the tense and wonderful plot, but also felt the long-standing friendship between China and Russia through the lens. This movie can bring the distance between the two countries closer and deserves everyone to enter the theater!"

Fu Ruoqing, Chairman of China Film Group, said in his speech that "Red Silk" is an important witness to mutual cultural learning and deepening friendship between China and Russia. He looks forward to continuing to work with colleagues in the Russian film industry to use film as a medium to continue to inject new vitality into cultural exchanges between China and Russia. In his speech, Balanova, President of the Russian National Media Group, expressed gratitude to China and said that the "Red Silk" project will surely become a model for exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and Russian civilizations and lay a solid foundation for deepening the cultural integration of the two countries.

Light and shadow have achieved fruitful results, deepening cooperation and injecting vitality

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia 76 years ago, people-to-people exchanges and cooperation have continued to deepen. As a cross-language cultural carrier, movies have become an important link to enhance the emotional resonance of the two peoples and inherit common historical memories. On September 1, the "2025 Russian Film Festival" was held simultaneously in Beijing, Xining, Qinghai, and Lanzhou, Gansu.

Since the beginning of this year, China-Russia film exchanges have achieved fruitful results. In May, the "2025 China Film Festival" was successfully held in Moscow, Kazan and St. Petersburg, Russia. The "2025 Russian Film Festival" is also being held in China. The release of "Red Silk" in China is the latest achievement of sincere collaboration between Chinese and Russian filmmakers. People in the film field of the two countries said that they would take this as an opportunity to further strengthen creative exchanges, deepen industrial cooperation, and launch more co-produced masterpieces that are both ideological, artistic and ornamental, so as to enrich people-to-people exchanges between China and Russia and promote the new era between the two countries. The development of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the era has injected new vitality.

Previously, the film won double box office gains when it was released in Russia, and was praised as "opening the Silk Road for China-Russia co-production of films." This landing on the China screen will not only allow more China audiences to experience the charm of Russian culture, but will also further consolidate the friendship between the two peoples.

The film "Red Silk" will be released nationwide on September 6 and is currently in hot pre-sales, so stay tuned!