"Searching for Jackie Chan" is a new movie depicting adolescent dreams realistic or not. The movie held a screening for veteran artists earlier this week.
The hero of the 100-minute movie is Zhang Yishan, the 17-year-old TV star. Zhang became nationally famous for his role in the popular TV drama, "Kids".
The movie tells about a Chinese boy, Zhang, living in Indonesia with his parents. He is fond of Kongfu and attends a local training school. But he is often mocked there for his poor Chinese. Zhang then decides to go to Beijing in hopes of studying with his idol Jackie Chan. He suffers his share of difficulties before finally getting to meet Jackie Chan who tells him the importance of learning Chinese before Kongfu.
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan makes a brief appearance in the movie. More than forty popular TV actors from the Chinese mainland got involved in the project, which is rare for a teen flick.
The movie is slated for release in China on July 3rd.
(CCTV June 1, 2009)
