Island Keeper
Traditional Chinese守島人
Simplified Chinese守岛人
Literal meaningisland-defending person/people
Hanyu Pinyinshǒu dǎo rén
Directed byChen Li
Written byChen Li
Gao Mantang
Ding Han
Zhao Zhe'en
Produced byZhang Lizhong
StarringLiu Ye
Gong Zhe
Production
companies
August First Film Studio
Jiangsu Happy Blue Ocean Film Co., Ltd.
Hebei Radio Television film culture Co., Ltd.
Fujian Film Studio
Huaxia Film Distribution
Distributed byHuaxia Film Distribution
Release date
  • 18 June 2021 (2021-06-18)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Island Keeper (Chinese: 守岛人) is a 2021 Chinese biographical film directed and co-written by Chen Li and starring Liu Ye and Gong Zhe.[1][2] 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.[2][3]

Cast

Production

This film was shot in Pingtan Island, southeast China's Fujian province.[4] It took six months to shoot.[5]

Release

Island Keeper was released on 18 June 2021 in China.

Reception

Douban, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the film 7.4 out of 10.

Accolades

DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
202134th Golden Rooster AwardsBest PictureIsland KeeperWon[6][7]
Best ActorLiu YeNominated[6][7]
Best WritingChen Li, Ding Han and Zhao EnzheNominated[6][7]

References

  1. Zhang Rui (10 June 2021). "'Island Keeper' reenacts extraordinary 32-year journey of a lone island guardian couple". china.org.cn. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Teng Zhao (滕朝) (2 June 2021). 真人事迹改编电影《守岛人》定档6月18日,刘烨主演. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. Yu Haiyang (于海洋) (2 June 2021). 电影《守岛人》即将公映 王继才同志感人事迹搬上银幕. 81.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. Shen Ye (沈晔); Qi Yonghui (齐永辉); Wang Haoquan (王浩权) (24 June 2021). 守岛人看《守岛人》,他们的故事都动人!. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. Teng Zhao (滕朝) (15 June 2021). 《守岛人》发布“风雨同行”版特辑,还原守岛岁月的艰难. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 第34届中国电影金鸡奖公布完整提名名单. qq.com (in Chinese). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 第34届中国电影金鸡奖完整名单. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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