The Rocking Sky (2015)

Original title

冲天

Directed by

Zhang Zhaowei

Genre

documentary film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Republic of China Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It features interviews with surviving pilots and their families, focusing on their personal experiences rather than military strategy.

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What happens

《冲天》（英语：The Rocking Sky）是一部纪念中国抗日战争胜利七十周年、描述抗战期间中华民国空军的纪录片，耗时一年半制作，横跨兩岸三地拍摄，摄制组访问了近四十位当年曾经参与作战的飞行员与其眷属，从不同以往的人性角度来重新回顾这场战争。標題书法节选自1923年首任中華民國臨時大總統孙中山赠予杨仙逸的亲笔手书“志在冲天”。该片为中華文化總會與視納華仁（CNEX）共同出品，2015年8月18日在台北市中山堂舉辦首映會，中华民国总统马英九、中華文化總會會長劉兆玄出席首映會。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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