The Island (2018 Chinese film)

The Island
Official Movie Poster
Traditional Chinese一出好戲
Simplified Chinese一出好戏
Literal meaningA Good Show
Hanyu Pinyinyì chū hǎoxì
Directed byHuang Bo
Written byHuang Bo
StarringHuang Bo
Shu Qi
Lay Zhang
Wang Baoqiang
Yu Hewei
Production
companies
Shanghai Hanna Film Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Distributed byMaoyan Movie
Release date
  • 10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) (China)
Running time
134 minutes
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$201 million

The Island (Chinese: 一出好戏) is a 2018 Chinese fantasy comedy film written and directed by Huang Bo.[1] The film stars Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Shu Qi, Lay Zhang, and Yu Hewei.[2][3][4] It is the directorial debut film of Huang Bo.[5][6] The film premiered in China on August 10, 2018.

  1. ^ NOEL MURRAY (2018-08-08). "Review: Epic Chinese comedy-drama 'The Island' rides crazy waves of social engineering". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "Film Review: 'The Island'". msn.com. 2018-08-10.
  3. ^ PHIL MILLS (2018-05-10). "Trailer: 'The Island'". fareastfilms.com.
  4. ^ David Ehrlich (2018-08-24). "'The Island' Review: China's Latest Mega-Hit Proves that American Comedies Are Playing Things Too Safe". indiewire.com.
  5. ^ Boon Chan (2018-08-22). "Actor Huang Bo's directorial debut The Island is an overstuffed morality tale". straitstimes.com.
  6. ^ 华为视频全网首播《一出好戏》 众星云集上演荒岛求生. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-09-25.