In recent times, the film industry in Hainan has gained significant attention, particularly due to the success of the movie “The Missing Her”. Although the story is set in Southeast Asia, the entire film was shot in Hainan, with scenes filmed in Haikou, Sanya, Wanning, Lingshui, Baoting, and other locations across the island. Hainan is renowned as a “natural studio” and has attracted filmmakers for decades, resulting in the creation of numerous well-known works. The Hainan Island International Film Festival, first held in 2018, has become an essential platform for the development and prosperity of the film industry. This edition of “Cultural Tourism Weekly” explores Hainan’s imprint in the realm of film and television.
Director Cui Rui, who directed “The Missing Her,” explained that Hainan was chosen for its “sudden contrast” – the island’s natural sense of solitude and mystery juxtaposed with its sunny and colorful landscapes. The scenic beauty and contrasting elements elevate the suspense genre and draw audiences into an immersive puzzle-solving experience.
Hainan’s resemblance to Southeast Asia, both in terms of natural scenery and climatic conditions, has made it a popular choice among directors. In the past, movies like “Running into the Raging Sea” and “The Taste of Green Betel Nut” depicted Southeast Asian settings but were actually filmed in Hainan. Even films like “Out of the Amazon,” which is set in South America, found suitable locations in Hainan’s lush forests.
Hainan’s diverse themes and genres have created a distinctive identity in the film industry. From historic war films like “Southern Island Wind and Cloud” and “Red Detachment of Women” to modern dramas like “Love on Wuzhishan” and “I Am and Fish,” Hainan’s rich heritage and cultural landscapes have been depicted in various films.
Furthermore, the popularity of film and television programs set in Hainan has contributed to the region’s tourism industry. Locations featured in movies like “Megalodon,” “Holiday Warm Ocean,” and “Hold Live in Love” have become sought-after destinations, attracting visitors who wish to experience the poetry and beauty depicted on screen. The success of such films has turned Hainan into a romantic holiday hotspot.
Overall, Hainan’s film industry continues to thrive, with its natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and contrasting elements attracting filmmakers and audiences alike. The convergence of film and tourism has further enhanced Hainan’s allure, creating a symbiotic relationship between the two industries.
■Hainan daily reporter Li Yanmei and reporter Li Shiyun
editor’s note
Speaking of the recent “film cycle”, we have to mention “The Missing Her”. Since its release on June 22, word of mouth and box office have been booming. Although the background of the story is set in Southeast Asia, the whole movie was filmed in Hainan, and scenes were filmed in Haikou, Sanya, Wanning, Lingshui, Baoting and other places. The beautiful scenery of Qiongdao broke into the audience’s view again.
Hainan is known as “natural studio.” Over the past decades, generations of filmmakers have gone to the island to shoot scenes and have created many well-known works. In 2018, the Hainan Island International Film Festival met the audience for the first time. It has been successfully held for 4 sessions so far, and has become an important platform to promote the development of the film industry and promote the prosperity of film making.
We often yearn for a movie, and want to go to the shooting location and follow the scene where the story happened. In this edition of “Cultural Tourism Weekly”, let us look for Hainan’s imprint in the light and shadow.
Seafood film and television coverage
Suspense film, why choose Hainan? Cui Rui, the director of “The Missing Her”, summed it up in 4 words: “Sudden contrast”. He said: “The island has a natural sense of solitude and mystery. When the layers of fog are cleared, the sunny and colorful aesthetic structure will be in stark contrast to the darkness mined from human nature.”
Wanning Shenzhou Peninsula Lighthouse was featured in “The Missing She” and attracted attention. Photo by Li Yongqing
“The Missing She” focuses on a strange case of his wife’s disappearance. In the puzzle, everyone fights against courage, and the whole process is full of energy and excitement. The contrast between scenery, human nature, and plot, for suspense films, undoubtedly adds to the “scenery”, and the audience will be led away to an immersive puzzle-solving experience and break the game.
After watching it, many viewers commented: “If you don’t tell, you’ll think “The Missing She” was filmed in Southeast Asia.” In fact, in terms of natural scenery and climatic conditions, Hainan and Southeast Asia have many in Ning and other places in the hometowns of overseas Chinese, and there are cultural landscapes with the flavors of Southeast Asia. Going to Hainan to shoot Southeast Asian scenes have also become a tacit understanding among the directors.
In 1982, “Running into the Raging Sea” directed by Xu Anhua was released. The film told the story of Vietnam, but considering time, cost and other factors, it was finally filmed in Hainan. Some fans of the film said: “If you want to know what Hainan Island was like in the past, you should watch “Running into the Wrathful Sea”. It records the emergence of old Hainan.” The bustling scenes of Thailand’s pier-lined Samut Prakan Province were also shot in Hainan… Counting down, there are many examples of “occurring in Southeast Asia, and the scene was shot in Hainan”.
Data map: “The Taste of Green Betel Nut” movie poster.
Not only the scenes in Southeast Asia, but the film “Out of the Amazon” (2002), which won the Outstanding Feature Film Award at the 8th China Film Huabiao Awards and the Best Feature Film Award at the 22nd Golden Rooster Film Awards China, was also filmed in Hainan. The Amazon is an ancient river in South America, surrounded by dense virgin forests, giving the public a strong sense of mystery. However, due to the limitations of real conditions, the filming crew of “Out of the Amazon” did not go to the Amazon Basin to shoot. Later, after many site visits and investigations, the location of the film was set in the virgin forest of Jianfengling, Ledong , Hainan.
In addition to “The Missing She”, the suspenseful detective drama “Punishment” starring Huang Jingyu and Yang Youning was also filmed in Hainan. This also allows us to see the limitless possibilities that come from the collision of hanging islands and islands. Whether it’s the coconut grove intertwined with light and shadow, or the mysterious and unpredictable weather, the dark and humid rainforest will add flavor to the suspense theme. is working. The spread of these film and television works of various themes have shaped the business cards of various island films, highlighting Hainan’s open and inclusive attitude.
Classic grade seafood film and television
In 1950, a 25-minute long black-and-white documentary “Battle on Hainan Island” opened the prelude to the creation of Hainan film and television after the founding of New China. Since then, teams carrying cameras have been darting through Hainan, leaving unforgettable shots in the long river of time.
As the first batch of anti-Japanese films filmed in Hainan, “Southern Island Wind and Cloud” truly reproduces the historical characteristics of Hainan Island during the Anti-Japanese War and the invincible revolutionary belief and enthusiasm of Hainan soldiers and civilians and local specialties.
Data map: “The Red Detachment of Women” movie poster.
“Red Detachment of Women”, as a well-known film on the theme of Hainan, is one of the most important cultural symbols in Hainan. Directed by Xie Jin and starring Wang Xingang and Zhu Xijuan, this film won the Best Feature Film Award at the 1st Hundred Flowers Awards in 1962, the Bandung Award at the 3rd Asian-African Film Festival in 1964, and was named one of the best. ten Chinese movies for the 90th birthday. One of the great movies.
At that time, a large number of classic works with red themes emerged, including “South China Sea Tide” (1962), “Sea Clouds” (1975), “Coconut Grove” (1957), “Bi Hai Dan Xin “(1962). ), “The Wind and the Cloud in the South China Sea” (1976), etc., by tracing the revolutionary history of Hainan and pursuing historical details, have become witness films of the history and red culture of Hainan.
After Hainan Province established a special economic zone in 1988, it became a trend to shoot film and TV dramas in Hainan. You can see revolutionary stories that inherit the spirit of Hainan’s historical struggle, “Blue Blood and White Sand”, “Oriental Beauty”, “White Sand of Hate”, “Liberation of Hainan Island”, “Blood at the End of the World, Red Abroad, which tells the story of an overseas Chinese building a prosperous farm after returning to China; The Story of Coconut City, Love on Wuzhishan, and I Am and Fish, which tells the emotional story of contemporary Hainanese life “Taste of the Green Betel Nut” and “Li Song” with the customs of the Li and Miao peoples, and other films of the original ecological ethnicities of Hainan customs.
How attractive are seafood variety shows, film and television
Check out the Sanya coastal scenery that appeared in “Megalodon”, go to Changjiang Qizi Bay to experience “Longing for Life”, and experience “Run!” “Sanya Eternal Love” in “Brothers”, in Baoting Yanuoda “Hold Live Love”, go to Shimei Bay to taste the same “Coconut Juice East Goat” in “Twelve Daofengwei”, and then from Jianfengling “Crush Out Amazon” . .
Data map: “Out of the Amazon” movie poster.
The Lunar New Year drama “Holiday Warm Ocean”, which will be broadcast in 2021, was filmed in Sanya. The scenery and the local natural customs have also become the highlight of the film. Behind this also conveys the relaxed and comfortable holiday experience here, making Hainan popular again. Now, people come here one after another, just to find the “poetry and distance ” in the film and the TV drama.
If the classic lines in television works leave a deep impression on the audience on the work itself, then the filming location in the film seems like a distant place in the middle of a dream, attracting us to follow it.
Film makes a place popular, and “traveling with film and TV dramas” is preferred by more tourists. As more and more movie and TV dramas and variety shows are filmed in Hainan, many tourists are looking for their favorite tourist destinations, and have visited all the places that have appeared in the dramas and should be punted .
“Hold Live in Love” and “101 Marriage Proposals”, which were filmed in Hainan, are all films on the theme of urban love. Their popularity has turned Hainan into a romantic holiday destination, attracting many couples and couples to vacation.
Data map: “Megalodon” movie poster.
Leveraging the wind of “film and television +”, Hainan is also striving to shape a better city brand image and promote the development of the city’s cultural and tourism industry. A number of film and television filming locations and film and television companies have “landed” in Hainan, the investment effect of the film and television industry has continued to gather, and the industrial chain has developed rapidly and vigorously.
The sparks of Hainan’s collision with film and television are much more than that, from “Red Detachment of Women”, “South Island Wind and Cloud”, “Coconut Grove”, “Bi Hai Dan Xin”, etc., which write stories red ;”, “Youth Pi 2” and so on; The clash of different themes and different styles make Haiwei Theater convey the story of Hainan in a prosperous way regardless of the past, present or future.
Movies and TV dramas filmed in Hainan
“Battle on Hainan Island”
“South Island Wind and Cloud”
“Red Detachment of Women”
Nankai tide》
“Hai Xia”
“Coconut Song”
“Danxin Bihai”
“Run to the Angry Sea”
“The Liberation of Hainan Island”
“Blood at the End of the World”
《Foreign Baby》
“The Story of Coconut City”
“Five Finger Mountain Love”
“I’m a fish”
“White Sand Hate”
“Green Betel Nut Flavor”
“Li’s Song”
Straight out of the Amazon
“Zhou Enlai’s Journey to Bandung”
“catch love alive”
“101 Offers”
“Holiday warmth”
“Pie 2”
“She Disappeared”
“punishment”
“The Female Psychologist”…
Original title: Searching for light and shadow seafood filmed in Hainan
Editor in charge: Lin Jingjun
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