Born to Fly Movie Details:
Traditional Chinese | 長空之王 |
Simplified Chinese | 长空之王 |
Literal meaning | King of the Sky |
Genre | Action, Drama |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin |
Release Date | April 28, 2023 (China) |
Running Time | 2hr |
Starring | Wang Yibo Hu Jun Zhou Dongyu |
Directed by | Liu Xiaoshi |
Written by | Gui Gan |
Produced by | Han Han |
Cinematography by | Liu Xiaoshi |
Production Company | PMF Pictures |
Distributed by | PMF Pictures Alibaba Pictures Polybona Films China Film Co |
Born to Fly Movie Cast & Characters:
- Wang Yibo as Lei Yu
- Hu Jun as Zhang Ting
- Yu Shi as Deng Fang
- Zhou Dongyu as Shen Tianran
Storyline:
The story of a special operations team headed by elite pilots, being ordered to test new fighter jets. Test flight after test flight, they continue to challenge the sky and the limits of themselves.
Born to Fly Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Worldwide Collection | US$117.3 million |
About Born to Fly Movie:
Born to Fly is a Chinese military film set against the backdrop of the decades of modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force. Directed by Liu Xiaoshi and produced by Han Han, the film stars Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Yu Shi and Zhou Dongyu.
Born to Fly had completed filming in May 2022 and was slated to release on September 30, 2022 to coincide with China’s National Day on October 1. The film was shelved without public explanation, which sparked controversy both domestically and internationally.[5] In January 2023, exactly 100 days after it was shelved, the film released new promotional materials. A few days later a release date of May 2023 was announced, coinciding with the Chinese Labor Day holiday.