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Now Playing on Cruiselines & Airlines Throughout the World: THE NIGHTINGALE

 

The Nightingale, China’s selection for 2014 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Inspired by The Butterfly, Philippe Muyl creates another heartwarming story about the connection between a spoiled granddaughter and her traditional grandfather as they travel through China to fulfil a promise.

As you embark on your journey, accompany Zhu Zhi Gen (played by Li Baotian) on his trek to Yangshuo from Beijing. After living in Beijing for twenty lonesome years, Zhu Zhi Gen has decided to fulfill his late wife’s promise, to let their beloved nightingale take flight one last time. Dragged onto this adventure along with him is his granddaughter, Ren Xing (played by Xin Yi Yang), who’d rather be spending time with her iPad than enjoying the world around her. Her parents, Ren Quan Ying (played by Li Xiaoran) and Zhu Chong Yi (played by Qin Hao) are off on their business trips, Ren Xing has no other choice but to go with her grandfather. Watch as generations grow closer together as the duo travel back in time to rediscover their roots and unplug themselves to enjoy the simple things in life.

Just in time for your holiday cruises with your family, The Nightingale will be playing on these cruise lines for the holidays:

  • Crystal Cruises
  • Norwegian
  • Oceania
  • Princess
  • Regent Sever Seas
  • Royal Caribbean
  • Star Cruises

And if you're flying instead of steaming these airlines are presenting The Nightingale on their flights around the globe starting in January 2016.

  • Delta
  • Avianca
  • Aer Lingus
  • Cathay Pacific

The Nightingale features an impressive cast. It includes Li Xiaoran of Ripples of Desire (2012), An End to Killing (2012), The Chinese Botanist’s Daughter (2006); rising star Qin Hao, best known for Spring Fever (2009), as well as Red Amnesia (2014), and Shanghai Dreams (2005); Li Baotian, recipient of one Flying Apsaras Award, six China Golden Eagle Awards, and two Hundred Flowers Awards for starring in films such as Keep Cool (1997), Shanghai Triad (1995), and The Spring Festival (1991),and the young Xin Yi Yang in her debut film role.

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The Nightingale coming soon to iTunes, DVDs, and more!

 

China’s selection for last year’s Academy Awards for best foreign language film, The Nightingale, is a heartwarming story set in China that follows a semi-estranged grandfather and spoiled granddaughter on a rough journey to the grandfather’s native village. Captivating cinematography by Sun Ming, showcases the beautiful landscapes within hidden villages in the unfamiliar rural parts of China. The Nightingale will soon be available on various platforms including DVD, VOD, Netflix, cruise lines, airlines, CD soundtrack, and more.

Directed by Philippe Muyl, and starring A-list actors Xiaoran Li and Han Qin, The Nightingale was inspired by Muyl’s highly successful French feature, The Butterfly, a visually translucent award-winning film about the heartwarming friendship between a wizened old man and an eight-year-old girl. In The Nightingale , protagonist Zhu Zhi Gen has made a promise to his late wife. To fulfill that promise, he’s preparing to return with her pet caged bird (the companion of her final years) to her native village and set it free. He’d planned to make the trip alone, but his granddaughter, Ren Xing, a little girl from Beijing, is forced to go with him when her parents’ marriage is in turmoil. During this journey to the outer reaches of traditional China and through magnificent Guang Xi landscapes, the duo that seemingly has nothing in common opens up to each other, sharing memories and adventures.

The New York Times stated that the film, “reminds us of what we are missing,” and the San Francisco Chronicle said, “Everything is top notch…[Baotian] Li’s quiet strength as the grandfather grounds the film in a gentle, simple and appealing way.”

Showcased at more than 30 film festivals around the world, The Nightingale has garnered awards from the River Run International Film Festival (USA) – Winner: Best French Film; the Zlin Film Festival (Czech Republic) – Winner: Best Film for Children; the Buster Film Festival (Denmark) – Winner: Best Feature; the Wine Country Film Festival (USA) – Winner: Best International Film; and the Minsk International Film Festival (Belarus) – Winner: Best Adult Performance in a Children’s Movie for [Lead Actor] Li Bao Tan.

The film will be available for purchase on iTunes starting February 26 and available for streaming on Netflix and presale will be on February 2nd. DVD purchase will start on April 6. Several of these platforms will include special features such as behind-the-scenes and making-of clips.