Dr. Chan Cheng

Zhang Jianya • 2021

Comprising an account of his biography and major feats, the film unfolds a kaleidoscopic narrative encompassing Dr. Chan Cheng’s adolescence, passionate middle-age period and later years in parallel with the context of old and new China, as well as that of the new age of opening up and reform. The result is a portrayal of a person of noble spirit characterized by patriotism, charity, enthusiasm in educational enterprises and earnest advocacy of China’s unification, as manifested in his unique life experience and resonating with his personal charisma. The film takes a unique perspective and meticulous approach in delineating the distinct life experiences and spiritual world of a figure with unusual prestige in this world.