My People, My Homeland

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).

My People, My Homeland
Film poster
Traditional Chinese我和我的家鄉
Simplified Chinese我和我的家乡
Literal meaningme and my homeland
Hanyu Pinyinwǒ hé wǒ de jiāxiāng
Directed by
Written by
  • Ziye Wang
  • Wang Ang
  • Chen Sicheng
  • Huan Shu
  • Peng Li
  • Wusi Liu
  • Quan Lixuan
  • Yi Yu
  • Peng Xu
  • Sun Shaokang
  • Rongshuo Xu
  • Bululufu
  • Keke He
  • Hua Weilin
  • Zheng Xu
  • Baimei Yu
  • Qi Yin
  • Yan Zhang
  • Xia Jiang
  • Yan Zhang
  • Mengxi Qin
  • Mengyuan Li
  • Da-Mo Peng
  • Fei Yan
  • Xing Wenxiong
  • Sun Xiaoxian
Produced byRuifang Liu
Chi Ma
Zheng Ma
Qian Rui
Leng Yi
Heng Zhang
Meng Zhang
Cinematography
  • Yu Cao
  • Michael Liu
  • Ming Sun
  • Boxue Wang
  • Max Da-Yung Wang
Edited by
  • Aiyu Qiao
  • Ballu Saluja
  • Hongjia Tang
  • Yiran Tu
  • Xiaolin Zhou
Music by
  • Li Heng
  • Xiao'ou Hu
  • Zhao Lin
  • Fei Peng
Release date
  • 9 October 2020 (2020-10-09)
CountryChina
Box office$433.2 million[1]

Story

edit

Beijing Good People

edit

An interesting story about Zhang Beijing helping his uncle's treatment in Beijing.

UFO fell from the sky

edit

The 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

edit

Lao 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

edit

Ma 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
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

edit

The 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
2021 34th Golden Rooster Awards Special Jury Prize My People, My Homeland Won [9]

References

edit
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "My People, My Homeland". Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  8. ^ "影片总票房排行榜". piaofang.maoyan.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  9. ^ 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.
edit