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Hero Song
英歌魂Hero Song is the first feature film about Yingge dance, a national intangible cultural heritage of the Chaoshan region. It follows A De, a Chaoshan youth who loves street dance, as he returns home after setbacks and leads his friends to compete in the annual Yingge dance contest — finding himself at the crossroads of tradition and modern youth culture. Filmed in Puning, Jieyang, the ancestral home of Yingge dance, the film premiered in Chinese cinemas on September 19, 2019.
About the Work
Hero Song is the first feature film about Yingge dance, a national intangible cultural heritage of the Chaoshan region. It follows A De, a Chaoshan youth who loves street dance, as he returns home after setbacks and leads his friends to compete in the annual Yingge dance contest — finding himself at the crossroads of tradition and modern youth culture. Filmed in Puning, Jieyang, the ancestral home of Yingge dance, the film premiered in Chinese cinemas on September 19, 2019.
《英歌魂》以潮汕地区首批国家级非遗项目"英歌舞"为背景，讲述热爱街舞的潮汕青年阿德（田一德 饰）自小在父亲的严厉要求下学习英歌舞，叛逆的他与父亲较劲，放弃英歌舞独自去大城市打拼。多年后生意受挫的阿德回到家乡，为代替父辈参加当地每年一度的英歌舞大赛，带领身边朋友重新练起英歌舞，历经磨砺、突破困境，最终在传统与现代的碰撞中找回自我。 影片是首部英歌舞题材电影（英文名 Hero Song，豆瓣条目），于 2018 年 5 月在普宁举行发布会并开机，普宁作为"中国民间文化艺术之乡"、普宁英歌舞的发源地，成为影片的拍摄地。影片于 2019 年 9 月 19 日全国公映，以热血"国潮"方式展现潮汕非遗文化的当代生命力。