Born to Fly (film)

Born to Fly is a 2023 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.[3]

Born to Fly
Film poster
Traditional Chinese長空之王
Simplified Chinese长空之王
Literal meaningKing of the Sky
Directed byLiu Xiaoshi
Written byGui Gan
Produced byHan Han
Starring
CinematographyLiu Xiaoshi
Production
company
PMF Pictures
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28) (China)
Running time
128 minutes[1]
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$100.3 million[2]

Plot

Born to Fly tells 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.[4]

Cast

Release

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. [6]

Box office

The film earned US$44 million on its opening weekend in China, with nearly 10% (US$4 million) coming from IMAX shows.[2]

References
  1. "Born to Fly". Irish Film Classification Office. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. "Cháng Kōng Zhī Wáng (长空之王)". The Numbers. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. Davis, Rebecca; Chow, Vivienne (2022-10-08). "China Returns to Busan Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. "Born To Fly". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  5. "Born To Fly,' China's Answer to 'Top Gun,' Crashes Before Takeoff". radii.co. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  6. "《长空之王》定档五一 王一博春节五一都有新片". Sina. 9 January 2023.
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