The film "93 International Train Robbery: Operation Moscow" (hereinafter referred to as "Operation Moscow"), co-produced by Han Sanping and Andy Lau and directed by Qiu Litao, is currently being screened nationwide.
The film is adapted from China's first real case of cross-border pursuit. It tells the story of a bandit group headed by Miao Qingshan who carried out a robbery on the K3 train in the early 1990s. The people's police team led by Cui Zhenhai disguised themselves as businessmen and went deep into Moscow. The arrest operation, after many challenges, finally brought the criminals to justice. The film demonstrates the people's police's determination to combat transnational crimes and safeguard the safety of people's lives and property, highlights the people's police's "loyal to the party, loyal to the country, loyal to the people, and loyal to the law" style of the times, and builds a story of the country and the people protecting the interests of the people sharing weal and woe. A monument of the times.
"The Heart of the Craftsman" Links to the Lifeline of the Times
The story told in the film "Operation Moscow" took place in Russia in 1993. Although only thirty years have passed, China's development has already undergone earth-shaking changes. In order to prevent the story from being disconnected and to enhance the appeal of the times, the director and the creative team worked hard to create spiritual connections with the lifeblood of the times, character images, and characters' emotions time and time again to create this sincere work.
After ten months of writing the script, the writing team repeatedly polished and adjusted it. Not only did they review a large amount of information and records to complete the details, but they also invited Ai Anjun, who participated in the investigation of the case, as the general consultant. Ai Anjun wrote a documentary reportage about the case, "The Sino-Russian International Train Robbery", which became one of the important factual materials that the crew carefully studied and referred to.
In addition to the details of the case, the entire crew also worked hard to complete the character development and inner thoughts driven by the atmosphere of the times. Cui Zhenhai was fearless when he went abroad for the first time to handle a case, and how brave and resourceful he was when facing cunning and arrogant criminal gangs; why Miao Qingshan's viciousness and madness were intertwined in the background music of the symphony; Vasily's wandering between black and white Go, his heart is wavering, and he is still unable to make a choice... The creative team allows the characters to reasonably struggle and make careful decisions in the background of the times. While touching people's hearts with the constant conflicts, it also reflects the turbulent situation in that special environment. Era.
In the final scene of the movie, the atmosphere of the era is extremely contagious, which is attributed to the crew's careful design and restoration of many real scenes from that year. From the grand scenes to the detailed presentation, whether it is a train robbery, a motorcycle battle in an underground sewer, or a fighter jet trade at a rocket base, everyone on the creative team works with the utmost awe and sincerity through the film's industrial-level real-scene construction and special effects. , recreating the true style of the 1990s, and has reached the craftsman level of "cooking the ox". "Operation Moscow" strives for artistic excellence almost harshly, just to bring an immersive and shocking experience to the audience. The sincerity and ability of film production are the best reflection of the contribution of film craftsmen to the development and progress of China's film industrialization.
"Fire of Faith" interprets the mission of the times and assumes the vitality and power of
realist works. It not only needs to show the shadows in reality, but also powerfully expresses the victory of justice over evil, moisturizing things and conveying goodness to every audience silently. , upward, positive energy toward beauty. "Operation Moscow" is adapted from China's first real case of cross-border pursuit. It strives to truly restore the historical background, historical features, case details, etc., but the reality is far more cruel than what the audience sees.
In the "93 International Train Robbery", the K3 train created a criminal vacuum after leaving the country in Erenhot. It was successively robbed by four groups of robbers. In six days and five nights, the train was almost completely robbed. The robbers were rampant. They killed, robbed, cut off their fingers in order to get a ring, and insulted female passengers. When the case occurred, according to Russian law, the suspect could only be detained for four hours. Chinese businessmen often did not dare to identify the criminal for fear of retaliation. The police had no choice but to release him and let the criminal escape. It has become more and more rampant; at that time, limited to technical means and systems, it was difficult for the people's police to solve cases and pursue them. Without today's high-tech means to assist in solving cases, they relied entirely on experience, skills, practice, and social relationships accumulated in handling cases to solve cases...
was limited by space. Due to the time limit, "Operation Moscow" can only try its best to show the audience the specialness and complexity of that era in a subtle way. And after the historical background and the identity of the characters in the film are linked, how to make the characters completely move people? Focusing on the three images of black, gray, and white depicted in the film, we must avoid stereotypes of the characters and make them valuable.
Miao Qingshan, overwhelmed by desire, is a representative of extreme evil. The grand symphony contrast shows his madness, cruelty and terror. Whether it is easily cutting off the fingers of passengers or brutally beating to death an old Russian man in the theater, the film uses the most direct The disregard for human life gives the audience the strongest visual and psychological impact; Vasily is both good and evil, trapped in a gray whirlpool trying to find a way home, wandering between good and evil several times, heaven on the left, hell on the right, complex Human nature determines which side the balance will fall; and Cui Zhenhai, the representative of the people's police, did not appear like shouting slogans. He followed the call of a sense of mission and, relying on his rich experience in handling cases and sense of smell, extended a helping hand to Vasily in the gray abyss. , rescued Miao Qingshan with persuasive guidance and just arrest.
The contest between the three protagonists is also alternately staged in the action scenes. It is the battle between police and robbers, the showdown between justice and evil, the fight between love and justice, and the complex and changeable struggles and choices of human nature. Under the portrayal of a duet of personal personalities and a combination of multiple people, both the police and the robbers have their own personality characteristics, and the supporting characters are not just a patchwork of faces. They all appear as three-dimensional images of flesh and blood.
's highly professional film production team has put a lot of effort into innovative adaptations of character stories, personalities, narrative reversals, etc., allowing the audience to understand reality while reflecting on human nature, looking back at life, and seeking answers. Has. This should be the real value of the movie "Operation Moscow".
"There are never quiet years, but there are people who carry the burden for us." The movie "Operation Moscow" uses the "heart of a craftsman", holds the "fire of faith", and upholds the spiritual core of justice, perseverance, and serving the people. Vividly created a vivid group portrait of the people's police. This shocking reconstruction of the case thirty years ago resonated with the crowd and inspired the audience's strong sense of patriotism and pride. Allowing audiences to see the progress of commercial films telling Chinese stories is a common goal pursued by the creation of excellent film and television works, and will also promote the commercial development of mainstream films in a higher direction.
