Thousand Miles Homeward, the entire movie is adapted from real events.
Zhang Yi plays the role of diplomat Zong Dawei
Starring Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai, Yin Tao, " The Unknown h" tml2" was directed by Rao Xiaozhi . All the scenes in the play were authentically restored at a 1:1 ratio. It took more than four months to build an African town with more than 70 buildings. Every building, down to the Arabic logo on the confetti candy packaging, must conform to the foreign environment.
There have been several successful movies on the theme of evacuation before, such as Wu Jing's Wolf Warrior series, Wolf Warrior 2, and Operation Red Sea .
The difference is that these two movies have more military fighting scenes, which reflect the impact of military power on the evacuation operation. They are more like action blockbusters, while Homeward Bound is closer to life.
The protagonist Zong Dawei, the first secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is on a mission when his wife is pregnant and about to give birth and needs his care.
Wan Qian plays Zong Dawei's wife.
As a diplomat, Zong Dawei is ordered to go to the border of Noumia to assist in the evacuation operation, leaving his small family to take care of everyone.
Zhang Ning, who was also the first secretary, was about to complete the evacuation mission and return to China. However, after dinner, he was shot and killed by a stray bullet on the street.
First Secretary Zhang Ning died
His wife Bai Hua also supported the evacuation operation in Noumia. These people are just Ministry of Foreign Affairs staff and ordinary Chinese citizens. It does not have a strong military attack power, but the role it plays is related to the success of the entire evacuation operation.
Yin Tao plays Zhang Ning’s wife Baihua
Now, let’s talk about the plot of this movie:
First of all, the strong cast.
Zhang Yi and Yin Tao, do you feel familiar? They played Chen Jianghe and Luo Yuzhu in the 2017 film and television drama " Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky". Five years later, they partnered again to assist in the evacuation operation.
In recent years, Zhang Yi has been involved in countless films with his superb acting skills. Each of his works has received numerous praises, including Operation Red Sea, 800, King Kong River, and the Emperor's work "On the Cliff ". On the way back thousands of miles, Zong Dawei, the first secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs played by Zhang Yi, vividly portrays the wit, decisiveness, boldness and meticulousness of a diplomat.
Yin Tao once again starred in the role of Bai Hua, a female entrepreneur. After learning about the death of her husband Zhang Ning, who was also a diplomat, she led everyone out of the predicament and returned home safely, regardless of her sad personal emotions.
Wang Junkai, who plays Cheng Lang, a newcomer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is also remarkable. There are also actors Li Xuejian, Wan Qian, Wang Xun
Wang Junkai plays Cheng Lang
Li Xuejian
Secondly, Journey Home allows us to intuitively understand the role of diplomats in an evacuation operation.
They have a strong spirit of dedication. Zong Dawei gave up his opportunity to return to China twice and resolutely embarked on the road to rescue.
The first time was when he flew back to China, gave up his seat to Taiwanese compatriots, and went to the border of Noumia to continue assisting in the evacuation of overseas Chinese. The second time was when he rescued a group of separated compatriots.
They have strong language skills. Noumia’s language is Arabic, and mastering Arabic is the foundation. However, the newcomer Cheng Lang did not have this ability at the time, which caused some problems in the task.
They have strong social skills, and communication with others is the foundation. When they were at the Nutu border, a thousand compatriots who were trapped at the border lost their passports due to the war, and could not move without them.
Zong Dawei opened up channels step by step by unclogging the relationship with the border officials, and opened up a key step for the border evacuation operation.
flattered, stalked, and got close. All methods were used together to finally solve everyone's passport problem.I also made a friend.
Nutu border officer "Hassan"
They are resourceful, decisive and courageous. After Zong Dawei reunited with his separated compatriots, they were attacked by the rebels. As the leader of the team, he made a prompt decision and chose to trek a long way to Dilat to wait for rescue. Under the circumstances, there was no rescue, and contact with the embassy was lost. Faced with an unknown road and the pursuit and interception of the rebels, being able to make the right decision immediately requires great courage and judgment. After
determined the direction, he used torches to mark the initials of the destination and sent out a distress signal. Finally, the embassy obtained the signal and successfully completed the rescue.
They are just ordinary people of flesh and blood.
While everyone was waiting for evacuation at the border, the rebel leader Muftah captured the border checkpoint and killed border officer Hassan. Seeing that the evacuation operation failed, Zong Dawei stepped forward.
Hassan was killed by the rebels
and Muftah played roulette with six bullets in the revolver, leaving only one bullet. The two took turns to shoot. One shot was fine, two shots were fine. Zong Dawei's body had already developed a vomiting reaction due to tension and fear. Fortunately, Muftah couldn't afford to lose the last shot and ended the game early. It turned out that there was not a single bullet in the pistol.
Roulette
Rebel leader Muftah
He is an ordinary person, he is made of flesh and blood, and he is responsible for things that should not be his to do.
The strong national power is the foundation for the success of the evacuation.
Diplomatic staff entered Noumia safely, and all checkpoints were cleared after seeing Chinese passport . This is the basis for the success of the evacuation operation.
"Compatriots, raise the national flag and passport in your hands, we will take you home."
When the special plane going home passed through the Himalayas, the prompt sounded: " The plane has entered Chinese airspace, welcome back to the embrace of the motherland."
At that moment, everyone was finally relieved of their worries and returned home safely.
The theme of going home contains the display of China's excellent traditional culture and embodies the spiritual genes of the Chinese nation that have been accumulated for thousands of years. Zong Dawei leads thousands of compatriots through untold hardships, and the ultimate goal is to go home. Zong Dawei also returns to his home in Beijing, completing the closed loop of the film's long journey home.
Go Home
Just like the interlude of this song, Zheng Zhihua’s Stars Light Up, the lyrics sing, "The stars light up, illuminate the door of my home, so that the lost children can find the way they came."
