Rebecca Davis editorChinese actor Zhang Ziyi will make her directorial debut with a short titled “Poetry,” part of a high-profile patriotic omnibus blockbuster set for release on Oct.
1, China’s National Day.The film does not yet have an official English name — unsurprising, given that it will not find an audience beyond the China market — but its Chinese name translates to “My People, My Forebears.” Produced by China Film Group, it is the third installment of the patriotic “National Day” trilogy, which includes 2019’s seven-part anthology “My People, My Country” — a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China — and 2020’s five-part “My People, My Homeland.” Zhang, who holds Hong Kong.
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