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feng jicai's essay "porters" is very popular. the movie "my grandfather" about the story of porters on mount tai will be released on september 20. the film is directed by zheng chunyu and starred by simon yam and lou yixiao. beijing film group will be responsible for the distribution of the film.

the film tells the life story of a porter on mount tai with plain and simple language, showing the perseverance of the "porter spirit" and the willpower of the people of qilu to shoulder heavy responsibilities. the film also shows the kindness and simplicity of the chinese people and the continuous transmission of true human feelings through the establishment and transmission of emotional ties between four generations.

the film's director, zheng chunyu, was born and raised in tai'an. as a child of mount tai, he has always wanted to use his camera to let more people see the life and emotional world of porters. in the process of creating the film, he spent more than a month following a porter, eating, working, and chatting with him every day, gradually building up the story, enriching the characters, and designing logical plot conflicts. he chose to shoot in the cold winter, and all the scenes were real, so that the actors could get into the state better and restore the hardships and difficulties of the porters.

following "time thieves" and "my motherland and i" ("return"), simon yam once again plays an ordinary person - a laborer who has been engaged in heavy physical work all his life. lou yixiao also tried hard to tear off the "hu yifei" label, interpreting the growth of a woman from youthful frivolity to mature and tenacious. she also showed her dancing skills in the film.

at the just-concluded 2024 beijing international performing arts expo, "my grandpa" appeared on behalf of beijing film co., ltd. ("beijing film") at a roadshow to promote chinese and foreign high-quality dramas. it was the only film project among the nearly 40 promoted dramas that day.

source: beijing daily client

reporter: yuan yuner