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Directed by | He Yizheng |
Written by | He Yizheng |
Screenplay by | He Yizheng |
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Distributed by | Tencent Video |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | China |
Language | Chinese |
China Captain ( Chinese: 中国队长; pinyin: Zhōngguó Duìzhǎng) is a 2021 Chinese superhero film released digitally on-demand in China on 18 May 2021 by Tencent Video. Directed and written by He Yizheng, the film features an ensemble cast including Zheng Xiaofu, Li Taiyan, and Du Qiao. [1]
According to The Straits Times, the film follows a group of Chinese superheroes, including the Monkey King and Zhu Bajie from Journey to the West, Bruce Lee, Jigong, Yang Guo, Justice Bao, and others, as they "declare war on a bunch of foreign superheroes who have encroached on their turf in China." [1]
The film was released digitally on-demand in China on 18 May 2021 by Tencent Video. [1] Some Chinese netizens criticised the film's many overt similarities with entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, [1] while others complained of the poor direction, action sequences, and computer-generated imagery. [2] Nonetheless, according to its official listing on Tencent Video, the film has a score of 7.7. [1] Moreover, China Captain became the top-grossing web film on ticketing platform Maoyan Entertainment. [2]