The Island (2018 film)


The Island is a 2018 Chinese fantasy comedy film written and directed by Huang Bo. The film stars Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Shu Qi, Lay Zhang, and Yu Hewei. It is the directorial debut film of Huang Bo. The film premiered in China on August 10, 2018.

Plot

Passengers of a sea bus, including brothers Ma Jin and Xiao Xing, and numerous businessmen and celebrities get stuck in an island and are forced to survive with each other. Meanwhile, Ma Jin and Xiao Xing discover a way to unite the passengers for survival by selling them fishes with playing cards as money, in which Xiao Xing immediately abused his power in and causing brotherly-relationship problems with Ma Jin. Throughout the days they were together in the deserted island, numerous survivors suffer from mental illness, and later selective amnesia.

Cast

stated that The Island is partly influenced by the 2009 American film 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich. Huang spent over 3 years to write the screenplay. It is Huang Bo's directorial debut. Huang collaborated on the screenplay with no fewer than six writers: Zhang Ji, Guo Junli, Zha Muchun, Cui Siwei, Xing Aina, and Huang Zhanzhong.

Soundtrack

Copyright issue

On August 12, 2018, Yu Mengyuan reported that Huang Bo copied her script Men's Crisis in real-name reporting.

Release

The Island premiered in China on August 10, 2018. It grossed 150 million yuan on its first day. The film grossed total of 1,350,000,000 yuan.

Reception

The film was a commercial and critical success, receiving a rating of 7.3 out of 10 from Douban.

Awards and nominations