One Day, an anthology film (多段式电影) about easily-hurt children chasing their dreams, held a press conference to announce its release data on Wednesday afternoon in Beijing.
Set for September 10th, One day consists of nine short stories each focusing on one special group of children, such as the blind, those with intellectual disabilities, children who have been kidnapped and those whose parents work far away.
Produced by Huayi Brothers, a leading film production company, record label and talent agency in China, the film is one of the few non-commercial films in China heading to big screens nationwide this year.
According to Sun Amei, the main initiator (发起人) behind the film and person in Charge of the Huayi Brothers Foundation, One Day took 350 staff working over 900 days to finish while the film’s 12 stars including Zhou Xun, Wang Qianyuan, Xu Fan and Siqin Caowa have forgone any payment for their appearance in the film.
Advance ticket sales have already begun, with tickets priced as low as 5 yuan (about $0.8). Wang Zhonglei, CEO of Huayi Brothers, explained that ticket prices only cover the price of screening the film in theaters and that neither Huayi nor cinemas will turn in a profit from the film.
“There are many platforms a film can be released on, but only the big screen has the biggest charm,” Wang said at the press conference. He added that the film was not to call for economic support, as many of these vulnerable children can make a living by themselves when they grow up. “But they lack attention and understanding from society.” Wang stressed.
Sun said that One Day will not be their last film, as the foundation is planning to continue making films about these often ignored children.
8. This passage is about __________.
A.a film on children whose parents work far away |
B.a film on children that chase their dream |
C.a film on children who are often ignored |
D.a film on children who are physically and mentally disabled |
9. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A.One Day is one of the first films of Huayi Brothers. |
B.Huayi Brothers will produce more films of this category. |
C.Films about ignored children are really a good material. |
D.One Day will be a great success to Huayi Brothers. |
10. What does the underlined word “forgone” mean here?
A.desert | B.reuse | C.reform | D.refuse |
11. When will the film be put on?
A.After 900 days. | B.350 days later |
C.On Wednesday afternoon | D.On September 10th |