Sky Hunter

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Sky Hunter
Simplified Chinese 空天猎
Directed by Li Chen
Written byChen Li
Zhang Li
Produced byLu Jianmin [1]
Starring Li Chen
Fan Bingbing
Wang Qianyuan
Li Jiahang
Leon Lee
Guo Mingyu
Ye Liu
CinematographyDanny Chen
Music byAndrew Kawczynski
Production
company
Spring Era Films
Release date
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)
CountryChina
LanguagesMandarin
English
BudgetCN¥200 million
Box officeCN¥317.28 million [2]

Sky Hunter is a Chinese war film directed by Li Chen. It is Li's directorial debut. The film is produced in collaboration with the People's Liberation Army Air Force and is China's first aerial warfare film. It was released on September 29, 2017. [3]

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Synopsis

The plot centers on an elite group of Chinese soldiers whose mission is to thwart a terrorist plot and to resolve a hostage crisis. [1]

Cast

Production

The film had the full support of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), with it being the first time that a film crew was allowed access to the military bases by the People's Liberation Army Air Force for shooting. Military experts and trainers serve as advisers for the movie's script, which is primarily written by air force Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Li. [1]

Filming

The film features various front line combat aircraft, including the Y-20 airlifter, the J-20 stealth fighter, the J-11, the H-6, and the J-10 multirole combat aircraft. [4] [5] Scenes were shot in various parts of China and Kazakhstan.

Casting

Director Li’s then-girlfriend and top Chinese actress Fan Bingbing was cast as the female lead, playing a PLA pilot. [1] Fan reportedly received no wage for her appearance. [6]

Music

The score was composed by Andrew Kawczynski and recorded at Synchron Stage Vienna in Austria. Hans Zimmer served as the executive music producer. [7] Chinese singer and actor Lu Han lent his vocals for the film's ending theme song "Chasing Dream With Childlike Heart".

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
20189th China Film Director's Guild Awards Best FilmSky HunterNominated [8]
Best DirectorLi ChenNominated
23rd Huading Awards Nominated [9]
Best New DirectorWon[ citation needed ]
25th Beijing College Student Film Festival Students' Choice Award for Favorite DirectorWon [10]

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