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20 most anticipated Chinese films in 2017

China.org.cn, January 28, 2017

•   "The Great Escape"

  

  "The Great Escape" is an art-house war epic drama directed by China's most esteemed art house director Ann Hui, starring Zhou Xun, Eddie Peng, Jiang Wenli and Wallace Huo. Set in the 1940s, it tells the story of a legendary woman Fang Gu (Zhou Xun), who is one of the key figures during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. It will also portray the fight and struggle for freedom and independence by youths of the resistance groups. Though Ann Hui's last epic "The Golden Era" failed at box offices, it won Best Film and Best Director awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. "The Great Escape" will surely be a great contender for various film awards and festivals if Hui hasn’t lost her grip of her own artistry.

  The film is going to be released in 2017, with the exact date TBC.

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