Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween China and Pakistan in 2021, a Pakistani air force film has beenscheduled to hit Chinese theaters on November 13, making it the firstPakistani movie to release in Chinese mainland cinemas in decades.
The film, Parwaaz Hai Junoon, is a 2018 Pakistani military action filmdirected by Haseeb Hassan. It tells the story of a group of young patrioticcadets who become the best fighter pilots in Pakistan after experiencingall kinds of challenges and hardships, Global Times reported on Friday.
One of highlights of the film is that the JF-17, a fourth-generationfighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan, makes a surpriseappearance in the film, which has aroused the interest and expectations ofmilitary fans.
The movie also focuses on the growth of female pilots. One Pakistani womanin the film gives up a life of luxury and overcomes many difficultiesthrough the power of love and finally achieves her dream to become a pilotof the JF-17 fighter jet.
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The film had a positive reception in Pakistan – it has an 8.1/10 on filmplatform IMDb – opening well and eventually going on to become the fifthhighest-grossing Pakistani film of all time.
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The agreement to bring the film to the mainland was signed in April 2019 ata China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation forum during the secondBelt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. A film company fromShenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province is in charge of distribution.
The news about the film’s release was hailed by Chinese netizens on China’sTwitter-like Sina Weibo, with many taking delight in talking about thefriendship between China and Pakistan.
Some netizens recalled how Pakistan offered help to China when the COVID-19epidemic was at its most serious in the country at the beginning of 2020.
At the beginning of the outbreak in China, the Pakistani governmentallocated 300,000 medical masks, 800 hazmat suits and 6,800 pairs of glovesfrom public hospitals around the nation and transported them to China.
