{{Infobox film | image = My Country, My Parents.jpg | caption = | name = My Country, My Parents | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|t =我和我的父輩 | s = 我和我的父辈 | p =wǒ hé wǒ de fùbèi}} | director = [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]]<br>[[Zhang Ziyi]]<br>[[Xu Zheng (actor)|Xu Zheng]]<br>[[Shen Teng]] | producer = Fu Ruoqing | writer = | based_on = | starring = Wu Jing<br>Zhang Ziyi<br>Xu Zheng<br>Shen Teng | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = China Film Co., Ltd. | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2021|09|30|China}} | runtime = 157 minutes | country = [[China]] | language = Mandarin | budget = | gross = $210.3 million }} [[File:90727365 at Xinjiekou Huokou (20211014172243).jpg|thumb|A bus with the advertisement of this film in Beijing]] '''''My Country, My Parents''''' ({{zh|s=我和我的父辈}}) is a 2021 Chinese [[Anthology film|three-part anthology]] [[drama film]], consisting of four segments directed by four directors, [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]], [[Zhang Ziyi]], [[Xu Zheng (actor)|Xu Zheng]], and [[Shen Teng]].<ref name="celery">{{cite news |author1=Lim Yian Lu |title=My Country, My Parents review: 4 patriotic stories about China's forefathers |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/my-country-my-parents-review-4-patriotic-stories-china-forefathers-050441035.html |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Yahoo |date=11 October 2021}}</ref> The four directors also star in their own stories, each covering a different genre and taking place in different periods from the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] in 1942 to a futuristic world in 2050.<ref name="celery"/> The film became the third installment in a series that celebrates the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949, with two prequels, ''[[My People, My Country]]'' and ''[[My People, My Homeland]]'', released in 2019 and 2020, respectively.<ref name="tomato">{{cite news |author1=Patrick, Brzeski |title=China Box Office: "Battle at Lake Changjin" Gets Underway With $235M Opening |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/battle-at-lake-changjin-china-box-office-1235024761/ |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=[[The Hollywoodreporter]] |date=3 October 2021}}</ref> The film was released in China on September 30, 2021, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
== Plot == The film illustrates a concept of bloodline and spiritual inheritance, with four sections covering the [[Second Sino-Japanese War|War of Resistance Against Japan]], the launching of China's [[Dong Fang Hong 1|first satellite]], the making of China's first television commercial in the [[Reform and opening up|Reform and Opening Up]] era, and a humanoid from 2050 traveling back in time to 2021.<ref name=":022">{{Cite book |last=Han |first=Rongbin |title=Make China Great Again: Online Alt-History Fiction and Popular Authoritarianism |date=2026 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=978-0-231-22054-5 |location=New York}}</ref>{{Reference page|pages=130-131}}
==Cast== ===Windriders (directed by Wu Jing)=== * [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]] as Ma Renxing, commander of the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment * [[Leo Wu]] as Ma Chengfeng, Ma Renxing's son, soldier in the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment * [[Zhang Tian'ai]] as Da Chunzi * Li Guangjie as Wang Nairong * [[Vision Wei]] as Huang Rui * Yu Ailei as Song Futing * Lu Chang'en as a veteran * Zhang Hengrui as Lü Bu * Jiang Shui as Lao Rangzi * Baina Risu as Shan Houzi
===Poem (directed by Zhang Ziyi)=== * [[Zhang Ziyi]] as Yu Kaiying, mother, gunpowder sculptor * [[Huang Xuan]] as Shi Ruhong, father, rocket engine designer who meets his death in the line of duty. * [[Chen Daoming]] as the elder brother (adult) ** Yuan Jinhui as the elder brother * [[Hai Qing]] as the younger sister (adult); astronaut ** Ren Sinuo as the younger sister * Li Naiwen as Zhang Xiaoping * [[Peng Yuchang]] as the assistant * Geng Le as the chief engineer * Du Jiang as the natural father who also meets his death in the line of duty.
===AD MAN (directed by Xu Zheng)=== * [[Xu Zheng (actor)|Xu Zheng]] as Zhao Pingyang, director of the sales department of Shanghai No. 2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory * [[Song Jia (actress, born 1980)|Song Jia]] as Han Jingya, wife of Zhao Pingyang * [[Zu Feng]] as Zhao Xiaodong ** Han Haolin as younger Zhao Xiaodong * [[Oho Ou]] as Xiao Ma, writer and director * [[Tao Hong (actress, born 1972)|Tao Hong]] as Teacher Qian * [[Zhang Guoqiang]] as head of Shanghai No. 2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory * Fan Yujie as Xiao Mei * Ni Hongjie as Su Ting, Xiao Mei's mother * Jiao Shengxiang as Xiao Pang * Jia Bing as father of Xiao Pang * [[Zhang Yuqi]] as mother of Xiao Pang * Ning Li as Master Feng * [[Hu Ke (actress)|Hu Ke]] * [[Zhang Jianya]] as Grandpa Jiang * Zhang Zhihua as Grandma Jiang * Ma Shuliang as doctor * Cao Kefan as director of TV station * [[Wan Qian]] as shop employee * [[Zhang Yimou]] as head of TV station
===Go Youth (directed by Shen Teng)=== * [[Shen Teng]] as Xing Yihao, bionic robot * Wu Yuhan as Xiao Xiao ** Hong Lie as younger Xiao Xiao, a primary schoolboy * [[Ma Li (actress)|Ma Li]] as Ma Daiyu, Xiao Xiao's mother * Chang Yuan as the 4S store manager * Allen as the father of Wang Mingtu * Lamu Yangzi as Xiao Xiao' teacher * [[Zhang Xiaofei (actress)|Zhang Xiaofei]] * [[Li Xuejian]] as an old scientist
==Production== ''My Country, My Parents'' was funded by China Film Administration.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=zh:2020年度电影精品专项资金资助项目（第四批）公告-电影专项资金资助项目公示-国家电影局|url=http://www.chinafilm.gov.cn/chinafilm/contents/170/2709.shtml|access-date=15 October 2021|work=www.chinafilm.gov.cn|archive-date=2021-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521074609/http://www.chinafilm.gov.cn/chinafilm/contents/170/2709.shtml}}</ref> Actors [[Wu Jing (actor)|Wu Jing]] (''[[Wolf Warrior]]'', ''[[The Wandering Earth]]'' and ''[[The Battle at Lake Changjin]]''), [[Zhang Ziyi]] (''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''), [[Xu Zheng (actor)|Xu Zheng]] (''[[Dying to Survive]]''), and [[Shen Teng]] (''[[Hi, Mom (2021 film)|Hi, Mom]]'') acted as directors and leads.<ref name="tomato"/> Principal photography started in June 2021 and wrapped in July 2021.
==Music== {{Track listing | total_length = | all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music = | arranger_credits = | extra_column = Singer | title1 = Getting Wish ({{lang|zh|如愿}}) | note1 = Promotion song | lyrics1 = Tang Tian | music1 = Qian Lei | extra1 = [[Faye Wong]] | length1 = | title2 = The Man who Gave Me the Stars ({{lang|zh|给我星辰的人}}) | note2 = Opening song | lyrics2 = Li Cong | music2 = [[Chang Shilei]] | extra2 = [[Lei Jia]] | length2 = }}
==Release== ''My Country, My Parents'' was released in China on 30 September 2021.
''My Country, My Parents'' released by [[China Media Capital]] (CMC) with English subtitles in theaters in over 30 cities across the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].
==Reception== ===Box office=== In 2021, the film ranked fourth in box office revenue in China.<ref name=":022" />{{Reference page|page=131}} ''My Country, My Parents''' grossed 400 million yuan ($62.22 million) in its first three days of release,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-10-02/doc-iktzscyx7615714.shtml |script-title=zh:电影《我和我的父辈》总票房破4亿 |work=sina |date=2 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=zh}}</ref> by the weekend, the film's accumulated grossed reached 900 million yuan ($140 million).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.1905.com/news/20211006/1544222.shtml?fr=wwwnews_index_newsarea_3_201410 |script-title=zh:《我和我的父辈》破9亿！曝沈腾马丽公园相亲片段 |work=1905 |date=6 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=zh}}</ref> ''My Country, My Parents'' earned a total of 1.2 billion yuan ($186.66 million) in its first 12 days of release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.1905.com/news/20211012/1544976.shtml |script-title=zh:火爆依旧！电影《我和我的父辈》总票房破突12亿 |work=1905 |date=12 October 2021 |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=zh}}</ref> As of October 18, ''My Country, My Parents'' earned $210 million, ranked second place of Chinese box office in the third week of October, after ''[[The Battle at Lake Changjin]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Patrick, Frater |title="The Battle at Lake Changjin" Hits $770 Million After Third Weekend Leading the China Box Office |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/china-box-office-battle-lake-changjin-1235091456/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=Variety |date=18 October 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt15465312}} * {{Mtime|270778}} * {{Douban|35294995}} * {{Sinaweibo|id=5979560617}}
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