Summaries

The story of Liu Changchun, China's first Olympic athlete, and his journey from Japanese occupied China to the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. One man representing 400 million people.

Chinese athlete Liu Changchun standing on the 100-meter starting line in 1932 at the Ten Thousand People Stadium in Los Angeles, USA. For this moment, Liu Changchun refused to represent the puppet Manchukuo supported by Japan to participate in the 10th Los Angeles Olympic Games, bid farewell to his wife and children in tears, escaped from Dalian occupied by Japanese invaders, and escaped the pursuit of the Kwantung Army all the way. After 23 days of wandering, I went to the meeting alone, representing 400 million Chinese people on the Olympic runway. He knocked on the door of the Olympic Games for the Chinese people, and expressed to the world a nation's strong will to catch up with the world, unwilling to be left behind, unwilling to be humiliated.

Details

Keywords
  • journey
  • 1930s
  • year 1932
  • olympic games
  • los angeles 1932 summer olympics
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Sport
Release date Apr 30, 2008
Countries of origin China
Official sites Official site
Language English German Mandarin Japanese
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Beijing Forbidden City Film

Box office

Gross worldwide $70328

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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