How about the subtitle of the English Theatre Version ? 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. Back on earth, Liu Qi's group arrive at the Sulawesi Supply Depot to find that the planetary engine was already fully restored. In the year 2061, our aging Sun is about to turn into a red giant and threaten to engulf the Earth's orbit within 100 years. He spent the following years studying the genre to direct a science fiction film. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind. Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre--two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. commanding the space station, has chosen to escape rather than to assist Earth. Check out some the surprise hits of 2021 that caught the attention of IMDb fans and are all available to stream now. [6] The film was available to stream by Netflix in various countries outside of China on 30 April 2019.[7]. He entrusts guardianship of Liu Qi over to his father-in-law Han Zi'ang, as his wife is deathly ill. 17 years later (2078), Liu Peiqiang's nearing his one-day-before-retirement and will soon return to Earth after the Chinese New Year. Gavin Feng Jan 21, 2019 Poster of The Wandering Earth. "As with so many other sci-fi films, we're left asking the question of whether a grand story and beautiful visual effects are sufficient to create a great movie. In the frozen ruins of Shanghai, they lost their vehicle while transporting the component up the ruins of the Shanghai Tower. Set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. [12][13], Wu Jing was asked by Frant Gwo to play a cameo role in the film, but was later cast in a leading role. As Earth passes by Jupiter, to make use of a gravity assist, it causes devastating earthquakes that disable many Earth Engines across the globe and pull Earth dangerously close to the gas giant. Forcing nations worldwide to put aside their own politics and consolidate into the United Earth Government. This 2019 Chinese science-fiction film is loosely based on a novella of the same name from 2000 by Liu Cixin. [8], In order to establish a rigorous setting, Gwo invited 4 scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to act as consultants. A now-adult Liu Qi takes his younger sister, Han Duoduo, out on an trip to the surface in a heavy transport vehicle. He manages to break out of forced hibernation in attempts to reach the control room. [14][15] Due to the financial difficulties, there was a limited remuneration budget, and the salary for the lead actor Qu Chuxiao was around 100,000 yuan (US$15,000). The Wandering Earth (Chinese: 流浪地球, Pinyin: Liúlàng Dìqiú) is a 2019 live-action science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo, based on the novella by Liu Cixin, and starring Wu Jing. The film stars Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing and Qu Jingjing. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communications Company. Initiating a priority project to migrate the earth out of our Solar System, and into the Alpha Centauri system. It is China's fourth highest-grossing film of all time[4] and the fourth highest-grossing non-English film to date. More Buying Choices $17.99 (12 used & new offers) Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [31][32] Specifically, Zhong Sheng, in the People's Daily, writes that the film is "not superheroes saving the world but mankind changing their destiny together. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the task and he must not own any valuables by end of it. Hysterically, both are arrested at a nearby checkpoint and get jailed until bail. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal. A monkey trainer whose act goes wrong after an alien crash lands on Earth and injures his monkey. The Wandering Earth: Growing Influence of an Emerging Power ZENG Lu, independent scholar. Desperate to perform the act, he attempts to train the alien instead, though is punished after the alien regains his powers. However, the gravitational pull is too great and Earth continues to move towards Jupiter, approaching the planet's Roche limit. To save the human civilization, scientists draw up an escape plan that will bring the whole human race from danger. The Wandering Earth. At the beginning of the film, Chinese astronaut Liu Peiqiang promises to his (then) 4-year-old son Liu Qi of his eventual return "when you can see Jupiter without a telescope," before going on his mission to a pathfinder space station to help navigate the Earth along its interstellar journey. After disabling MOSS using a fire started with a bottle of vodka that Makarov smuggled on board, Liu Peiqiang manually overrides the control and, following a brief confrontation and near-rejection, apologizes to his son for breaking his promise to return, before piloting the space station into the plasma jet and sacrificing himself as the ignition succeeds. When the sun dies out, the people of Earth build giant thrusters to move the planet out of orbit and sail to a new star system. Made for a relatively modest US$50 million, this made US$700 million world wide, making it the third highest grossing Chinese production of all time. [9] The film's 3,000 concept maps and more than 8,000 sub-mirrors were created by a conceptual art team of 300 people over a period of 15 months. [35], Tasha Robinson of The Verge describes the film as "rich, gorgeous, and goofy". Liu Qi, proposes to ignite Jupiter's abundant hydrogen atmosphere to blow Earth away. [41] It also won the Golden Oak Award for Best Film in New York City. The default download folder name is The Wandering Earth (2019) [BluRay] [1080p] [YTS.LT]. The story of three friends who build a successful English language school in China called "New Dream". 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