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Film: BRICS movie plan wins wide support

The BRICS film cooperation plan was initiated by President Xi Jinping at the eighth BRICS summit in Goa, India, and has received full-hearted support from the five BRICS countries. Last year, the first coproduction film Where Has the Time Gone hit the screens, and has won several prizes at global film festivals. This year, the second BRICS coproduction film Half the Sky will be released, executive producer Jia Zhangke said. The film's title comes from Mao Zedong's famous aphorism: "Women hold up half the sky". "From the perspective of the film industry, we should let more and more talented female film directors stand behind cameras to present the world from their point of view," Jia said.

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