Island Keeper (2021)
守岛人
Wang Jicai and his wife Shihua have been guarding the small Kashan island on the Chinese border for 32 years.
Casting
- Liu Ye — Wang Jicai
- Gong Zhe — Wang Shihua
- Hou Yong — Wang Changjie
- Sun Weimin — Wang Jicai's father
- Song Chunli — Wang Jicai's mother
- Zhang Yishan — Xiaodouzi
- Chen Chuang — Bao Zhengfu
- Tao Huimin — Wang Changjie's wife
- Ma Shaohua — Wang Shihua's father
- Chi Peng — Wang Shihua's mother
Interesting facts
- Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture; Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film
Island Keeper is a 2021 Chinese biographical film directed and co-written by Chen Li and starring Liu Ye and Gong Zhe. The film follows the story of Wang Jicai and his wife's 32 years of guarding Kaishan Island in east China's Jiangsu province. The film premiered in China on 18 June 2021, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Production
This film was shot in Pingtan Island, southeast China's Fujian province. It took six months to shoot.
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