The movie “Island Guardian” held its premiere and will be screened nationwide from June 18th_Xinhua News

Meeting Point News On June 17, the film “Island Guarder” based on the true story of the “people’s role model” Wang Jicai was premiered at the Jiangsu Radio and Television General Station. Zhang Aijun, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, attended the premiere. The film’s main creative team and character prototype Wang Shihua came to the scene to meet with the audience.

Wang Jicai, the former director of the Kaishan Island militia post in Guanyun County, is an advanced model who grew up on the land of Jiangsu and a model of the era of patriotic struggle. The movie “Island Guardian” is adapted from the deeds of Wang Jicai and his wife Wang Shihua. It mainly tells the touching story of Wang Jicai and his wife who have been stationed on Kaishan Island for 32 years and took the island as their home. It vividly interprets Wang Jicai’s patriotism to the motherland and the people, his love for his work and his work. The dedication spirit of giving up for the public, the struggling quality of facing difficulties and taking responsibility for deeds. The film is produced by Bayi Film Studio, Happy Blue Ocean Film and Television Culture Group, etc., directed by Chen Li, written by Ding Han, Zhao Zheen, and starring Liu Ye, Gong Zhe, Hou Yong, Sun Weimin, Song Chunli, Zhang Yishan, Chen Chuang, etc. The release of the film will provide cadres and people across the country with vivid teaching materials to promote the spirit of patriotism and dedication, and will inspire hundreds of millions of people to forge ahead and make contributions to a new era with the power of example.

At the event site, the main creative team of “Island Watcher” shared the stories and insights during the film creation process. The creative team spent 7 years on the Kaishan Island 14 times to conduct interviews and experience life, ate and lived with Wang Jicai and his wife, accumulated hundreds of thousands of words of interview records, and took nearly 10,000 photos and thousands of minutes of video materials. . Before the official release, “Island Guardian” was screened in multiple rounds, and it was well received by experts, audiences, and especially young people. The main creative team hopes to use this film to pass on the patriotic spirit of “guarding the island is guarding the country, and guarding the country is guarding the home” to every fighter in the new era.

The premiere was set up in a branch venue in Guanyun County, Lianyungang, Wang Jicai’s hometown, and the militia guarding the island participated in the premiere through a video connection. It is reported that the film will be released nationwide from June 18.

Xinhua Daily · Meeting Point reporter Fu Qiuyuan Yao Yiyi/Wen Wang Yuemou/Photo courtesy of the organizer