My People, My Homeland (Chinese: 我和我的家乡) is a 2020 Chinese anthology comedy film. The film consists of five short stories[2][3][4][5] that take place in Beijing, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Hangzhou, and Shenyang.[6] The film was a financial success, grossing over $433.2 million worldwide.[7][1] The film is a sequel to My People, My Country (2019), and it is followed by another sequel, My Country, My Parents (2021).
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| Traditional Chinese | 我和我的家鄉 |
| Simplified Chinese | 我和我的家乡 |
| Literal meaning | me and my homeland |
| Hanyu Pinyin | wǒ hé wǒ de jiāxiāng |
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| Produced by | Ruifang Liu Chi Ma Zheng Ma Qian Rui Leng Yi Heng Zhang Meng Zhang |
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| Country | China |
| Box office | $433.2 million[1] |
Story
editBeijing Good People
editAn interesting story about Zhang Beijing helping his uncle's treatment in Beijing.
UFO fell from the sky
editThe UFO appeared in Afu Village in Qiannan, Guizhou. Reporter Tang, scientists Dong Xuexue and Xiao Qin of the "Re-entry Science" project team went deep into the village to investigate. Village chief Wang Shouzheng and businessman Wang Chuqi warmly welcomed the three, but during the investigation, there were others who had other ideas.
Last Lesson
editLao Fan suffers from Alzheimer's disease. His children sought help from Wangxi Village and wanted to repeat the last lesson of 1992 to help Teacher Fan recover his memory. The students of Teacher Fan did their best to recover the "children" and the downpour.
The Way Home
edit"Sand Apple" distributor Qiao Shulin and e-commerce anchor Yan Feiyan went back to their hometown when they returned to their alma mater to participate in the celebration. The touching story of Qiao Shulin who loves bragging and Yan Feiyan who dislikes him.
Ma Liang
editMa Liang was born in a mountain village in the northeast. He gave up his studies at a key Russian art school and returned to his hometown to help his hometown develop. In order not to let his wife Qiuxia find out, he and the villagers are pretending to live in Russia. By chance, Qiuxia went to Ma Liang's hometown.
| Title | Director | Writers | Music | Cinematography | Editing |
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| A Mystery of UFO | Chen Sicheng | Sicheng Chen Huan Shu Peng Li Wusi Liu Quan Lixuan Yi Yu Peng Xu Sun Shaokang Rongshuo Xu |
Xiao'ou Hu | Michael Liu | Hongjia Tang |
| The Way Back to Hometown | Chao Deng Baimei Yu |
Baimei Yu Qi Yin Yan Zhang Xia Jiang Yan Zhang Mengxi Qin Mengyuan Li |
Zhao Lin | Max Da-Yung Wang | Yiran Tu |
| A Beijing Good Person | Ning Hao | Ziye Wang Wang Ang |
Li Heng | Boxue Wang | Aiyu Qiao |
| The Magical Touches | Da-Mo Peng Fei Yan |
Da-Mo Peng Fei Yan Xing Wenxiong Sun Xiaoxian |
Fei Peng | Ming Sun | Xiaolin Zhou |
| The Last Class | Xu Zheng | Bululufu Keke He Hua Weilin Zheng Xu |
Yu Cao |
Release
editThe film became the twelfth highest-grossing film in China with box office earnings at RMB 2.83 billion.[8]
Accolades
edit| Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | 34th Golden Rooster Awards | Special Jury Prize | My People, My Homeland | Won | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Wo He Wo De Jia Xiang (2020) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "China Box Office: 'My People, My Homeland' Soars Past $300M as Recovery Continues | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "At The Movies: Patriotic pride helps storytelling in Chinese anthology film My People, My Homeland". The Straits Times. October 7, 2020. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Box Office: 'Jiang Ziya' And 'My People My Homeland' Nab Boffo National Day Debuts In China". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (October 4, 2020). "'Tenet' Tops $300M Global; China's National Day Pics Lead 2020 WW Openers & Set IMAX Records – International Box Office". Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境". www.bjnews.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "My People, My Homeland". Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "影片总票房排行榜". piaofang.maoyan.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ 第34届中国电影金鸡奖完整名单. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.