Forever Young (2018 film)
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Forever Young is a 2018 Chinese epic drama film written and directed by Li Fangfang.[2] The film stars Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Chang Chen, Wang Leehom and Chen Chusheng.[3] The film is about four generations of Tsinghua University graduates, spanning a hundred years of modern Chinese history since World War I,[4] from the 1920s, the 1940s, the 1960s till nowadays, and how no matter how time changes, there are always people who insist on their dreams.
Forever Young | |
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Traditional Chinese | 無問西東 |
Simplified Chinese | 无问西东 |
Literal meaning | Don’t ask whether it is East or West |
Hanyu Pinyin | wú wèn xī dōng |
Directed by | Li Fangfang |
Written by | Li Fangfang |
Starring | Zhang Ziyi Huang Xiaoming Chang Chen Wang Leehom Chen Chusheng |
Cinematography | Cao Yu |
Music by | Liu Tao |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | 100 million yuan |
Box office | US$118.6 million[1] |
The film entered production in early 2012, with principal photography concluding in the same year. Filming locations include Beijing, Yunnan, Gansu and Guangdong.[5] It was released on January 12, 2018.[6]
With over US$118 million box office, Forever Young received the largest box office ticket sales of January 2018 in China.[7]
The movie was critically acclaimed and both Zhang Ziyi and Wang Leehom won Best Actress and Best Actor respectively at the 2018 Macau International Movie Festival.