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Dearest (2014 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dearest' is a 2014 Chinese-language film directed by Peter Chan on kidnapping in China, based on a true story, starring Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Tong Dawei, Hao Lei, Zhang Yi and Zhang Yuqi. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Plot
Following years of unrelenting search, Tian Wenjun (Huang Bo) and ex-wife Lu Xiaojuan (Hao Lei) finally locate their abducted son in a remote village. After the boy is violently taken away from the village, the abductor's widow Li Hongqin (Zhao Wei) the boy's foster mother also loses her foster daughter to a state-owned orphanage in Shenzhen. Heartbroken, Li goes on a lone but determined journey to get her daughter back.
Theme songs
* "Qin'ai de Xiaohai" (; "Dear Child") sung by cast members Huang, Tong, Zhao, Zhang Yi and Hao. It was originally sung by Su Rui as the theme song of the 1985 film 'The Unwritten Law'.
* "Mei Yi Ci" (; "Every Time") sung by Huang. It was originally sung by Zhang Hongsheng as an insert song in the 1990 TV series 'Kewang'.
* "Yinxing de Chibang" (; "Invisible Wings") sung by Huang and parents of missing children. It was originally sung by Angela Chang in her 2006 album 'Pandora'.
Cast
* Zhao Wei
* Huang Bo
* Tong Dawei
* Hao Lei
* Zhang Yi
* Zhang Yuqi
* Zhang Guoqiang
* Zhu Dongxu
* Yi Qing
* Wang Zhifei
Production
'Dearest' was filmed in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengde.[http://www.1905.com/newgallery/hdpic/750414.shtml ] 1905.com 18 April 2014
Portraying a rural mother, Zhao Wei spoke the Lower Yangtze Mandarin dialect (the predominant dialect in her hometown of Wuhu) rather than Standard Mandarin in the film.[http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2014-08-10/20514189335.shtml ] Sina.com 10 August 2014
Accolades
See also
* 'Lost and Love' another film dealing with child kidnapping in China
References
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