Chen Kaige | Tsui Hark | Dante Lam
Winner Profile
Best Director
Directors, The Battle at Lake Changjin
Jury Citation
In The Battle at Lake Changjin, directors Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam show accomplished directorial technique and distinct creative styles. The film has a broad vision and strong emotion, joining romantic sentiment with the spirit of revolutionary realism. Its grand panoramic narrative is interwoven with nuanced expressions of individual emotion; its ensemble of heroes is vivid, and its battle scenes are realistic and brutal. The three directors have not only created a film with a deep sense of family and nation and an epic quality, but have also shown Chinese and international audiences the growing maturity of China's film industry. Winner of Best Director.
The Battle at Lake Changjin: Synopsis
Set during the Battle of Lake Changjin in the second campaign of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the film tells a sweeping chapter of history. Seventy-one years ago, the Chinese People's Volunteers went to fight in Korea. In extreme cold, the troops on the eastern front pressed on with iron will and fearless fighting spirit, pursued and fought the enemy, turned the tide of the battle and demonstrated the strength of the army and the nation.