My Country, My Parents
My Country, My Parents () is a 2021 Chinese four-part anthology drama film, consisting of fourth segments directed by four directors, Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Xu Zheng, and Shen Teng. The four directors also star in their own stories, each covering a different genre and taking place in different periods from the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1942 to a futuristic world in 2050. The film became the third installment in a series that celebrates the founding of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949, with two prequels, "My People, My Country" and  My People, My Homeland, released in 2019 and 2020, respectively. The film was released in China on September 30, 2021, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Production. "My Country, My Parents" was funded by China Film Administration. Actors Wu Jing ("Wolf Warrior", "The Wandering Earth" and "The Battle at Lake Changjin"), Zhang Ziyi ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"), Xu Zheng ("Dying to Survive"), and Shen Teng ("Hi, Mom") acted as directors and leads. Principal photography started in June 2021 and wrapped in July 2021. Release. "My Country, My Parents" was released in  China on 30 September 2021. "My Country, My Parents" released by China Media Capital (CMC) with English subtitles in theaters in over 30 cities across the United States and Canada. Reception. Box office. "My Country, My Parents"' grossed 400 million yuan ($62.22 million) in its first three days of release, by the weekend, the film's accumulated grossed reached 900 million yuan ($140 million). "My Country, My Parents" earned a total of 1.2 billion yuan ($186.66 million) in its first 12 days of release. As of October 18, "My Country, My Parents" earned $210 million, ranked  second place of Chinese box office in the third week of October, after "The Battle at Lake Changjin".