Produced by a company from Pingtan, Chinese mainland’s closest neighbor of Taiwan, the film The Mace was shot in Serbia, and screened internationally starting from August 20. 

Broken Star Films Co., Ltd. based in Pingtan presents the film that tells a story of “life redemption and awakening.”

The film stars Andrew Lien, a Hong Kong-based actor from Taiwan, who said that he used to work in Pingtan, and it is a great place for travel and filming.

A still of The Mace starring Andrew Lien

Broken Star Films is among the first enterprises beckoned by Pingtan’s film and television industry. After landing in Pingtan, they worked with a production company from Europe to make the film.

Wang Zhongqiang, a local filmmaker and co-producer of the film, said that as the first film jointly produced by China and Serbia, it has become a pioneer in cultural exchanges between the two countries. When it was being shot in Serbia, it received substantial support. Pingtan, as a rising international tourism island in China, also extended its reach to the country. 

 The Mace poster

Wang Zhongqiang also said that Pingtan's film and television industry policies are competitive even on a global scale, and it has a promising future.

Synopsis

The Mace trailer

The protagonist Zhou Xiao played by Andrew Lien was a vagabond who had to rob and steal due to heavy gambling debts. Around this time, a Chinese girl travelled a long way for him and claimed to be Zhou's daughter. From the outright refusal at the beginning, to the tacit acceptance, and finally to the sacrifice to save his daughter, Zhou Xiao went through with his growth and transformation to redeem himself.

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