China's 1st film on wartime sex slavery gains spotlight
- By Zhang Rui
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Director Guo Ke visits sex slavery victim Wei Shaolan in Guilin, Guangxi, Jan. 8, 2017. [File photo / China.org.cn] |
The film rocketed to fourth place on the second day box office chart, taking in more than 13.11 million yuan (US$1.96 million) and even beating the star-studded fantasy blockbuster "Legend of the Naga Pearls" which only grossed a disappointing 7.5 million yuan (US$1.12 million) on Tuesday.
"Twenty Two" is expected to take in another 20 million yuan (US$2.99 million) plus on Wednesday and eventually gross over 300 million yuan (US$44.86 million) when it ends its theater run, according to estimates by film analysts. It will be another Chinese film market miracle this year, as the director initially only anticipated 6 million yuan (US$897,150) of revenue from the box office.
The success of "Twenty Two" should also be attributed to its release date set on the International "Comfort Women" Memorial Day on Aug. 14 and the next day was the 72nd anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in WWII. The dates provoked debates on social networks and patriotic emotion which helped it soar. Though many film critics didn't like the film due to its mediocre production, the film has a greater meaning beyond that.
Just before the release of the documentary film, one of the remaining victims Huang Youliang, 90, died without receiving the justice and apology she had longed for most of her lifetime. Among the 22 women featured in the documentary, 14 have passed away since 2014.
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