A heartwarming goal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A heartwarming goal

China Daily  

A scene from the award-winning film Football on the Roof: The girls practice kick ups, a soccer skill. During the monthslong journey, one idea captivated him as he watched children playing soccer in a village called Shitoucheng, which is located around 110 kilometers north of Lijiang. As a gentle breeze swept through the valley, Fei listened to the distant sounds of horses neighing and children laughing and a vivid image began to form in his mind — that of a group of children playing soccer atop the village roofs. That image inspired the opening scene of Football on the Roof, and after taking home the jury special award in the films market project section of the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, the film was released across the Chinese mainland on April 20. Facing many challenges, including making uniforms from discarded cloth sacks, the protagonist convinces her elder sister and her classmates to start a soccer team and persuades a former soccer-star-turned-fruit-vendor to coach them.

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