Liu Xiaoshi
Award-Winning Filmmaker
Best Directorial Debut
Director, Born to Fly
Jury Citation
Director Liu Xiaoshi brings a personal expression to a major mainstream aviation subject. The film's narrative pace is well controlled, its structure flows smoothly, its emotional expression is especially full, and its climaxes are placed with precision and force. It vividly portrays several generations of test pilots as a group of heroes and presents the image of today's servicemen.
Born to Fly: Synopsis
After rigorous selection, Lei Yu (Wang Yibo) and other outstanding pilots become test pilots. Led by their captain Zhang Ting (Hu Jun), they take part in test flights of the newest fighter jet. High in the sky, engines stall or even catch fire and planes lose control... Again and again they face death, all to obtain the most extreme data. As the delivery date approaches, the missions become harder. Will they return in triumph...