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‘Black Dog’ Director Guan Hu Brings $80 Million WWII Epic ‘Dong Ji Island’ to Cannes Market With Seventh Art Pictures
'Black Dog' director Guan Hu teams with Fei Zhenxiang on $80 million epic about Chinese islanders rescuing British POWs from a sinking Japanese ship.
Co-directed by Guan and his longtime assistant director Fei Zhenxiang, the film follows the harrowing rescue mission of local islanders who brave treacherous seas and Japanese forces to save British prisoners of war trapped on a sinking Japanese warship mistakenly attacked near China’s easternmost waters. Six,” this marks a major feature directorial effort after helming popular Chinese TV series including 2022’s “Love Like The Galaxy.” The Seventh Art Pictures, co-founded by Guan and Liang, has cultivated a reputation for both commercial success and artistic merit.
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