Chinese film 'The Climbers' holds news conference in Shanghai
2019-06-17
Pictured, from left, are lead actors Hu Ge, Zhang Yi, Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing, attending the news conference. [Photo/Xinhua]
The 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival, one of Asia's largest, opened Saturday, presenting more than 3,900 films from 112 countries and regions.
The Chinese movie The Climbers, starring Zhang Ziyi, Wu Jing, Zhang Yi and Jing Boran, tells the story of China's first national mountaineering team to conquer Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest.
According to the film's news conference held on June 16, it relies on a great number of records and information to recreate this epic event. The film is scheduled to hit the big screen on Sept 30.
Samdrup (right), one of the mountaineers from the first Chinese team to climb Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, demonstrates for actress Zhang Ziyi (center) and He Lin how to tie the climbing knot. [Photo/Xinhua]
Xia Boyu, a Chinese mountaineer who lost his legs four decades ago while climbing Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, attends the news conference with crew members for the movie
The Climbers. [Photo/Xinhua]
A news conference for the film
The Climbers is held during the Shanghai International Film Festival on Sunday in Shanghai. [Photo/Xinhua]
