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  • 2018
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 14 m
  • 2018
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 14 m
The Island

Summary News of a meteorite bound to strike the earth doesn’t have much effect on Ma Jin's everyday life; he still gets up and goes to a job where he spends his time daydreaming of a romance with his colleague Shanshan, and of winning the lottery. But when this cataclysmic event occurs during a team-building trip, he finds himself shipwrecked on...

Directed By: Bo Huang

Written By: Siwei Cui, Junli Guo, Zhanzhong Huang, Aina Xing, Muchun Zha, Ji Zhang, Bo Huang

  • 2018
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 14 m
  • 2018
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 2 h 14 m

The Island

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary News of a meteorite bound to strike the earth doesn’t have much effect on Ma Jin's everyday life; he still gets up and goes to a job where he spends his time daydreaming of a romance with his colleague Shanshan, and of winning the lottery. But when this cataclysmic event occurs during a team-building trip, he finds himself shipwrecked on...

Directed By: Bo Huang

Written By: Siwei Cui, Junli Guo, Zhanzhong Huang, Aina Xing, Muchun Zha, Ji Zhang, Bo Huang

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70
Sep 6, 2018
This mix of broad humor, survivalist drama and romance opens brightly and ends with a bang but stutters a little in the middle.
By Richard Kuipers FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 9, 2018
There are no good or bad people in The Island, just a group of hapless schmucks who become more sympathetic as they get more desperate.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 9, 2018
Bo’s secret weapon in The Island is Shu Qi, an effortlessly magnetic star who enlivens even the dullest material. Kept in the background for a lot of the story, she still brings a welcome human touch to a plot that keeps threatening to turn into a lecture.
By Daniel Eagan FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 9, 2018
The Island runs hot and cold, with clunky comic set-pieces alternating with moments of genuine wonder and surprise. But even at its most misbegotten, the movie’s always thoughtful, examining what we value — and why.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
58
Aug 24, 2018
It’s both way too much and also somehow not enough, but even the most exhausting stretches of this bloated import blockbuster are fearless enough to make you wish that American films would follow suit.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Beijing Enlight Pictures, Beijing Hanna Pictures Co, Beijing Happy Pictures, Beijing Spring Film & TV Culture
Release Date Aug 10, 2018
Duration 2 h 14 m
Genres
Tagline Small island, big dreams. Welcome to our crazy world.
Website http://magnumfilmsglobal.com/theisland/
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Awards

Guangzhou Student Film Festival
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Shanghai Film Critics Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Huading Award
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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