Original title: film "Roof Soccer" - (introduction)

Tell the inspirational football story of girls in mountain villages (theme)

Miao Chun, reporter of People's Daily Overseas Edition

At dawn, in an ancient mountain village in Yunnan, a group of female football players from middle school students are wearing their own colorful sportswear with ethnic characteristics, and are using the roof as a stadium to pursue their dreams. They ran vigorously and deftly to avoid drying corn string and chili string. Every pass and shot was accompanied by bursts of shouts and laughter. Crystal sweat flowed down their dark faces. Surrounded by green mountains, the village is surrounded by vast rivers, and the old cows with crisp cow bells slowly pass by. The rising sun paints everything with gold

This is a scene from the domestic film "Roof Soccer", which is currently being released. It tells an inspirational story about a group of Yunnan village girls who set up a football team to overcome difficulties and pursue their dreams. The film is simple and sincere, full of childlike interest. The girls' optimistic, strong, positive attitude towards life and the natural and simple performance of non professional actors have moved many audiences. Especially, the film closely combines football with the unique local customs of Yunnan, which makes people feel novel and unique.

Feiyu, the screenwriter and director of the film, said that the story and characters of the film originated from some unforgettable people and events he met when collecting folk songs in Yunnan. More than 20 children who played the role of middle school girl football players in the film were all non professional actors, who were selected from more than 10000 students in 203 schools in Yunnan. The scenes of training and competition in the film were all shot in real time, so after selecting the actors, he asked the coach to conduct two months of intensive training for the children. The most gratifying thing for Flying Fish is that her participation in this film has changed the lives of some girls in the mountains. For example, the actress who plays the elder sister can only touch three or four balls at the earliest. A few years later, she has become a professional football player and recently participated in the third China Youth Football League.

The film is directed and scripted by Huang Jianxin, chairman of the Beijing Film Association. After he came across this project at the Golden Rooster Film Venture Capital Conference, he was very fond of it. He not only funded the make-up and post production, but also re edited the film together with Flying Fish. Flying Fish said that every time he saw Director Huang Jianxin smiling and watching the film with interest as a child, he was always moved and determined to treat the film with a childlike heart like Director Huang Jianxin.

This film has won many honors in China, and has also been selected into the 2023 China Youth Film Global Promotion Plan, which will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Flying Fish said that many foreign audiences said after watching the film that they thought of their hometown and their children. They also asked whether the beautiful and mysterious villages in the film were real or were made by the main creator with special effects. "The village in the film is our shooting place in Yunnan. In China, there are many such charming villages where children are living happily and trying to realize their dreams." Flying Fish said, "I am very happy to tell the world Chinese stories and show these beautiful scenes.".