Underplayed Gems

Roaring Across the Horizon (1999)

Roaring Across the Horizon poster
Original title
横空出世
Directed by
Chen Guoxing
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During the 1950s and 1960s, Chinese scientists and military leaders work together to develop the country's first nuclear bomb. A physicist leads a team of researchers while a general searches for a suitable test site.

patrioticdeterminedhistoricalseriousmoderate-pacedfocusedinspirationaltense

What happens

Roaring Across the Horizon (originaltittel: Heng kong chu shi) er en kinesisk historisk dramafilm fra 1999 regissert av Chen Gouxing. Filmen handler om Kinas kjernevåpenprogram i 1950- og 1960-årene, noe som ledet til at landet ble en atommakt og dermed en del av atomkappløpet. Filmen fokuserer på to personer: Dr. Lu Guangda, en fysiker som leder en gruppe forskere som utvikler landets første kjernefysisk bombe, og general Feng Shi, hvis jobb er å finne en egnet sted for å gjennomføre prøvesprengninger. Hovedrollene spilles av Li Xuejian og Li Youbin, mens en sentral birolle spilles av Chen Jin. Filmens grunntone er patriotisk. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Gullhanen (delt med Fatal Decision og Veien hjem) og tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (sammen med flere filmer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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