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"children are the lives of their parents. if you dare to take away my child, you will pay with your life." this is a line from the movie "the road to fire". it is simple, straightforward, and even a little violent, but it has the world a true portrayal of a parent’s heart.

anti-trafficking-themed movies explore the good and evil of human nature and reflect social reality, and have always attracted social attention. "road to fire" also focuses on the "child trafficking" industry chain. the film revolves around three families who have been hit hard by human traffickers. it tells the story of their journey full of difficulties and obstacles in order to retrieve their lost children. road.

however, the director obviously did not want to make "the road to fire" into a painful tear-jerker. there are no heart-wrenching cries, no tragic music, and even a handful of scenes in which the main character sheds tears. . but it is such a film that "rarely sheds tears", but the issues it reflects are profound enough and go straight to the heart.

no tears, not necessarily no scars.

cui dalu, played by xiao yang, seems rough and lazy, and seems to be "indifferent" to everything, but as long as he is exposed to children's problems, his eyes are full of grief, anger and determination. how glorious he was in the past, he is now. she was so destitute and helpless, she lost her child and searched for it for six years to no avail, and even committed suicide by lying on the train in search of relief. she was so desperate. li hongying, played by zhao liying, saw through life and human nature. from the moment her daughter was abducted, she became like... the walking dead, no longer throbbing with great joy and sorrow. it's not that she doesn't feel pain, it's just that the pain is so painful that she doesn't dare to cry. she is afraid that crying will break the tight string, and she will no longer continue to look for her daughter's resilience and the possibility of reunited with her daughter. ; zhao zishan, a former police academy instructor played by liu ye, is almost "mad" and ruthless. he clearly knows that his son will never come back, but he still regards it as his lifelong mission to fight against the traffickers who killed his children. only on the road does he feel he is a "normal person" with feelings. as brave as he is when facing bad guys, the pain of losing his child with a razor-sharp knife is so hard to let go.

"road to the fire" does not deliberately induce tears, but you can read from cui dalu's despair, li hongying's forbearance, and zhao zishan's extremeness that they will be unforgettable. this is the unique quality of this film.

it's hard to imagine that a movie that focuses on the tragic social issue of child abduction can still make people feel happy and happy. the fathers and mothers on the road to find relatives and kidnappers are no longer as cowardly as the vulnerable groups in the past. they look for clues, kill bad guys, capture the boss, and destroy the dens step by step. in just a few minutes, there is a famous scene of fierce confrontation and fight to the death, which is full of emotional tension. no sloppiness. we can understand that it was the irreparable heartache that made several parents choose to seek justice in such an extreme way. they were brave as fathers and strong as mothers. they "relieved their anger and abducted" at the end of the road in the wilderness. it is not only a desperate counterattack against evil forces, but also the last bit of strength to defend family ties and pursue hope.

caught between despair and hope, their resistance is a swan song for "loss". it is also a wake-up call to reality and an appeal to society. this is exactly the significance of anti-trafficking works such as "the road to fire". in recent years, with the development of society and the advancement of science and technology, the phenomenon of abduction and trafficking of women and children has been greatly reduced. however, the beautiful vision of "a world without abduction" has not yet been fully realized. this requires the attention and action of the whole society to destroy the occurrence of "evil" we hope that all the abducted children can return to their mothers like the "little leaves" in the film, and we hope that there will never be any more children being abducted in society.

(source: xinhuanet author: yang guang)