The Island | |
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Traditional Chinese | 一出好戲 |
Simplified Chinese | 一出好戏 |
Literal meaning | A Good Show |
Hanyu Pinyin | yì chū hǎoxì |
Directed by | Huang Bo |
Written by | Huang Bo |
Starring | Huang Bo Shu Qi Lay Zhang Wang Baoqiang Yu Hewei |
Production companies | Shanghai Hanna Film Culture Media Co., Ltd. |
Distributed by | Maoyan Movie |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Countries | China Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | US$201 million |
The Island (Chinese: 一出好戏) is a 2018 Chinese fantasy comedy film written and directed by Huang Bo.[1] The film stars Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Shu Qi, Lay Zhang, and Yu Hewei.[2][3][4] It is the directorial debut film of Huang Bo.[5][6] The film premiered in China on August 10, 2018.
Passengers of a sea bus, including brothers Ma Jin and Xiao Xing, and their colleagues, get stuck in an island and are forced to survive with each other. Meanwhile, Ma Jin and Xiao Xing discover a way to unite the passengers for survival by selling them fishes with playing cards as money, in which Xiao Xing immediately abused his power in and causing brotherly-relationship problems with Ma Jin.
Huang Bo stated that The Island is partly influenced by the 2009 American film 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich.[8] Huang spent over 3 years to write the screenplay.[8] It is Huang Bo's directorial debut.[9] Huang collaborated on the screenplay with no fewer than six writers: Zhang Ji, Guo Junli, Zha Muchun, Cui Siwei, Xing Aina, and Huang Zhanzhong.[10]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Best Stage (最好的舞台)" | Li Sanmu | Liu Jia | Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Yu Hewei, Wang Xun, Lay Zhang | |
2. | "Every Star (当每颗星星)" (Theme) | Ashin | Ashin | Ashin, Huang Bo | |
3. | "Island Love" | Leah Dou | Leah Dou | Leah Dou, Wang Wenying |
On August 12, 2018, Yu Mengyuan (Chinese: 于梦媛) claimed that the screenplay of The Island bear similarities to her work Men's Crisis (Chinese: 男人危机).[11][12]
The Island premiered in China on August 10, 2018. It grossed 150 million yuan on its first day.[13] The film grossed total of 1,350,000,000 yuan.
The film was a commercial and critical success, receiving a rating of 7.3 out of 10 from Douban.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 25th Huading Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lay Zhang | Won | [14] |