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{{short description|2022 film by Derek Yee}}
{{Infobox film
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| name           = In Search of Lost Time
| native_name    = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|t =海的盡頭是草原 | s =海的尽头是草原 | p =Hǎi Dě Jìntóu Shì Cǎoyuán }}
| director       = [[Derek Yee]]
| producer       = Bai Jie<br>Jiang Defu
| writer         = {{plainlist|
*Shang Yang
*Shi Ling
*Derek Yee
*Li Miao
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| starring       = {{plainlist|
*[[Chen Baoguo]]
*[[Ma Su (actress)|Ma Su]]
*[[Ayanga]]
*Wang Qiang
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| studio         = {{plainlist|
*Inner Mongolia Film Group Co., Ltd.
*Bona Film Group Limited
*Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd.
*[[Alibaba Pictures]]
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| distributor    = {{plainlist|
*Inner Mongolia Film Group Co., Ltd.
*Shanghai Bona Culture Media Co., Ltd.
*Beijing Bona International Cinema Investment Management Co., Ltd.
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| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2022|09|09|China}}
| runtime        = 124 minutes
| country        = China
| language       = Mandarin<br>Mongolian
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'''''In Search of Lost Time''''' ({{zh|s=海的尽头是草原}}) is a 2022 Chinese [[Historical drama|historical drama film]] co-written and directed by [[Derek Yee]] and starring [[Chen Baoguo]], [[Ma Su (actress)|Ma Su]], [[Ayanga]], and Wang Qiang.<ref name="zhang">{{cite news |author1=Zhang, Rui |title=New film depicts true orphan adoption events in Inner Mongolia |url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-09/07/content_78409052.htm |access-date=3 October 2022 |work=china.org.cn |date=7 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="wang">{{cite news |author1=Xu, Fan |title=Delving back to a touching chapter in 1960's Inner Mongolia |url=http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202209/05/WS6315b6a6a310fd2b29e76055_1.html |access-date=3 October 2022 |work=Chinadaily.com |date=5 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="yun">{{cite news |author1=Li, Aiping |script-title=zh:电影《海的尽头是草原》热播 “国家的孩子”袒露真情 |url=https://ent.rednet.cn/content/2022/09/26/11870467.html |accessdate=2022-10-03 |work=rednet.cn |date=2022-09-26 |language=zh}}</ref> Based on [[Great Chinese Famine|real events]] of "Three Thousand Orphans Entering Inner Mongolia", the film is about a group of nearly 3,000 junior orphans who were sent to the Mongolian grasslands to be adopted by nomadic families.<ref name="zhang"/><ref name="wang"/> The film premiered in China on 9 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=zh:《海的尽头是草原》民俗特辑 尔冬升还原草原细节 |url=https://www.1905.com/news/20220926/1597552.shtml |accessdate=2022-10-03 |work=1905 |date=2022-09-26 |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Sun, Jiayin |script-title=zh:《海的尽头是草原》来沪路演，新时代再续沪蒙两地情 |url=http://news.xinmin.cn/2022/09/25/32237223.html |accessdate=2022-10-03 |work=xinmin.cn |date=2022-09-25 |language=zh}}</ref>
==Cast==
*[[Chen Baoguo]] as Du Sihan
*Ai Mi as young Du Siheng
**Luo Yichun as childhood Du Siheng
**[[Badema]] as old Du Siheng
*[[Ma Su (actress)|Ma Su]] as Sa Renna
*[[Ayanga]] as Edel
*Wang Qiang as Namu Khan
*Luo Yichun
*Wang Churan as young Zhang Fengxia
**Li Bin as old Zhang Fengxia
*{{ill|Huang Yao (actor)|zh|黄尧 (演员)|lt=Huang Yao}} as Zhao Mingna
*[[Xu Huanshan]] as Deng Xianfeng
**{{ill|Bai Yufan|zh|白宇帆}} as young Deng Xianfeng
*[[Zhang Ming'en]] as Du Yi
*{{ill|Ding Chengxin|zh|丁程鑫}} as Ma Zhengyuan
*[[Bayin]]
*[[Batdorj-in Baasanjab]]
==Production==
Shooting began on 15 April 2021 at [[Hengdian World Studios]] and took place in various locations including [[Hohhot]], [[Xilingol League]], and Wulagai Ranch, and wrapped on August 9.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Xu, Meilin |script-title=zh:尔冬升新片《海的尽头是草原》开机，陈宝国马苏阿云嘎等主演 |url=https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/161846809415930.html |accessdate=2022-10-03 |work=bjnews.com.cn |date=2022-04-15 |language=zh}}</ref>
==Release==
''In Search of Lost Time''was theatrically released on 9 September 2022 in China.
==Reception==
[[Douban]], a major Chinese media rating site, gave the film a rating of 7.2 out of 10.
The website sino-cinema.com gave the film a rating of 4/10. Commenting on the use of flashbacks, the reviewer argues that "the film as a whole would have worked so much better, and developed some emotional power, if it had been set entirely in the past." The review continues: "The heavily desaturated colour used for the flashbacks hardly impinges on the film’s clean, handsome look. However, the portrayal of 1960s Inner Mongolia is standard generic, with a well-laundered look, happy grasslands life and lots of local ethnic colour (nomad games etc.). The score by Hong Kong’s prolific Jin Peida 金培达 [Peter Kam] is gentle and respectful, with an ethnic flavour, and supports rather than invigorates the leisurely pacing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sino-cinema.com/2022/12/13/review-in-search-of-lost-time-2022/|title=Review: In Search of Lost Time (2022) &#124; Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》|date=December 13, 2022}}</ref>
The review on the website howardforfilm.com reads in part: "The director makes use of colour to evoke the hardships of the past. Shanghai is grey and rainy, while Inner Mongolia has a washed out palette of greys and beiges. Unfortunately, that makes it a bit tough to read the subtitles, which are in white. Yee also throws in a lot of expository dialogue in the story’s first act to bring the audience up to speed on the conditions that may have led to the government sending these children to the middle of nowhere. On the plus side, the performances are all good, especially those by the Mongolian actors. The casting is excellent, too, with the actors playing Siheng and Sihan looking like they could be brother and sister." The review concludes: "While IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME runs a bit long for what it is (it’s just over two hours), it’s not bad as long as you don’t mind the revisionist history lesson. At least you’ll get to see how beautiful the Mongolian grassland is."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://howardforfilm.com/2022/11/18/movie-review-in-search-of-lost-time-%E6%B5%B7%E7%9A%84%E7%9B%A1%E9%A0%AD%E6%98%AF%E8%8D%89%E5%8E%9F/|title=Movie Review: In Search of Lost Time (海的盡頭是草原)|date=November 18, 2022}}</ref>
==Accolades==
[[Chen Baoguo]] won the [[Golden Lotus Award for Best Actor]] at the 14th [[Macau International Movie Festival]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/china-s-zhang-ziyi-wins-best-director-and-best-actress-at-macau-movie-festival|title=China’s Zhang Ziyi wins Best Director and Best Actress at Macau movie festival|first=Ruey Yan|last=Lim|date=December 22, 2022|via=The Straits Times}}</ref>
The film won Best Asian Chinese Language Film at the [[2023 Hong Kong Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/art-lifestyle/hong-kong-film-awards-2023-winners/|title=See All The Winners At The 2023 Hong Kong Film Awards|website=Vogue Hong Kong}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Douban|35346312}}
*{{IMDb title|tt18673234}}
*[https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=23449&complete_credits=1&display_set=eng ''In Search of Lost Time''] at the [[Hong Kong Movie Database]]
{{Derek Yee}}
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[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:2020s Mandarin-language films]]
[[Category:Mongolian-language films]]
[[Category:Chinese historical drama films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Inner Mongolia]]
[[Category:Films set in Inner Mongolia]]
[[Category:Drama films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Films about adoption]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1960s]]