China News Service, Kunming, February 25 (Xiong Jiaxin) On the 25th, the movie "You Are My Beam of Light" was released in theaters nationwide.
The film was produced by the Propaganda Department of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, with Zhang Heping as the chief planner, screenwriter Liu Heng, directed by Wang Qiang, starring Yuan Wenkang and Wang Xi, and Deng Chao as a special star. With rural revitalization as the background, the film shows the front-line work in rural revitalization through a unique perspective. The staff never forget the warm story of their original intention, dedication and perseverance.
Different from previous films focusing on rural revitalization work, "You Are My Light" does not directly feature poverty alleviation cadres as the protagonists, but records his life in the countryside from the perspective of a bystander, Mu Xixin (played by Yuan Wenkang). What I saw and heard, and the warm stories that happened around me.
With the progress of the film's plot, different characters on the grass-roots front of rural revitalization are also reflected - the village secretary who sticks to his post and is brave and dedicated, the village doctor who resolutely returned to his hometown to support the construction of rural health care, and returned to his hometown to start a business to lead the villagers out of poverty. The director of the village committee who got rich... In the beautiful picture, the story of their selfless dedication, love and warmth is told with a singing competition as a clue throughout the film.
Pictured is a still from the film.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
In the film, Deng Chao played the role of the first secretary of the village for the first time, breaking through the previous image and creating a poverty alleviation secretary dedicated to the countryside.
Music and dance together build this wonderful chapter for the poor.
The film pays tribute to the millions of poverty alleviation cadres in the work of poverty alleviation, who have dedicated themselves, worked hard, and sacrificed their precious youth and even their lives.
Pictured is a still from the film.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
In the early stage of filming, the film visited Dali, Nujiang and other places. After learning about many real cases, the script was created to present a story with laughter, tears and resonance to the audience, in order to pay tribute to the grassroots rural cadres.
At the premiere in Kunming on the 24th, representatives of advanced groups, individuals and grassroots workers in Yunnan's national poverty alleviation were specially invited to watch the film on the spot, so as to feel the moving power that comes from reality in the film.
Pictured is a still from the film.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
"I was very moved after watching the movie, and it brought me back to the days and nights I spent in the front line of poverty alleviation in Eryuan from 2015 to 2018." Li Weidong, an advanced individual in the national poverty alleviation, said that poverty alleviation is an arduous battle, and poverty alleviation is only a matter of The first step, better days are yet to come, we must continue to build a beautiful hometown.
It is worth mentioning that the film is scheduled to be released on February 25th, and there is no deep meaning.
On February 25, 2021, the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference was held in Beijing.
After a full year, "You Are My Light" was released in theaters across the country, showing a warmer theme.
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