First Sino-Kazakh film portrays last years of famed musician

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The biographical feature stars Hu as the prestigious musician, Xian Xinghai. [Photo provided to China Daily]

When actor Hu Jun received the call inviting him to play the role of the musician in the film, he says he was shocked. Most of Hu's best-known screen characters are muscular heroes such as the legendary Qiao Feng in the martial arts TV series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.

But the producer Jonathan Shen soon shook off his concerns.

"Hu was born into a musical family. He learned to play the violin when he was young," says Shen, during a Beijing preview event on Monday.

The film is inspired from a speech made by President Xi Jinping during his visit to Kazakhstan in 2013, Shen says.

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