Introduction

Forever Young (Mandarin: Wú Wèn Xī Dōng) is a 2018 Chinese epic drama film written and directed by Li Fangfang.

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Outline

The film is about four generations of Tsinghua University graduates, spanning a hundred years of modern Chinese history since World War I, from the 1920’s, the 1940’s, the 1960’s till nowadays, no matter how time changes, there are always people who insist on their dreams.

Cast

• Zhang Ziyi as Wang Minjia.
• Huang Xiaoming as Chen Peng.
• Chang Chen as Zhang Guoguo.
• Wang Leehom as Shen Guangyao.
• Chen Chusheng as Wu Jinglan.
• Zu Feng as Mei Yiqi.
• Russell Wong as General.
• Paul Philip Clark as US Airman.
• Han Tongsheng as Robert.
• Yao Chen.
• Michelle Yim as Shen Guangyao’s mother.
• Jonathan Wu.
• Tie Zheng as Li Xiang.
• Wu Jinyan as Lin Huiyin.
• Huang Wei as Zhou Shulun.

Trivia

• Production started in 2011 and ended in 2012.
• Filming locations include Beijing, Yunnan, Gansu and Guangdong.
• The film was originally shot to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tsinghua University in 2011, with a budget of over 100 million yuan.
• The film was slated for release at the end of 2014 but was postponed to 2018.
• With over US$118 million box office, Forever Young received the largest box office ticket sales of January 2018 in China.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Li Fangfang.
• Producer(s): Succed Be and Jiaren Karren Wang.
• Writer(s): Li Fangfang.
• Music: Liu Tao.
• Cinematography: Cao Yu.
• Distributor(s): United Entertainment Partners.
• Release Date: 12 January 2018.
• Running Time: 150 minutes.
• Country: China.
• Language: Mandarin.