One Second was shortlisted for the main competition in Berlin, and Zhang Yi broke through for the role.

1905 movie network news The film directed by Zhang Yimou was short-listed in the main competition unit of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, and Zhang Yi, the leading actor, joined the competition for the best actor in Berlin.

Zhang Yimou personally participated in One Second’s screenwriter this time, and co-authored with his old partner Zou Jingzhi. The film tells the story that Zhang Jiusheng, who missed the movie in the mid-1970s, and Xiao Jilin, a homeless child, formed an indissoluble bond because of a movie. The plot was triggered by Zhang Yi’s role as Zhang Jiusheng, and it was also repeated in this role. More interestingly, this story slightly overlaps with Zhang Yimou’s early experience, which is also his consistent style of recalling and seeking roots in social history and culture.

Before the movie was turned on, Zhang Yi, the star of the movie, showed his diet and weight figures on the Weibo. His height of 178cm was less than 55kg, which made fans feel distressed. At that time, some people speculated that Zhang Yi was preparing for the new play. Until July 10th, last year, One Second announced the startup and announced that actor Zhang Yi played the role of Zhang Jiusheng in first hero.

For this work, in addition to losing weight, Zhang Yi shaved his head and grew a beard, and joked that he was "going into battle lightly". The film was shot in Dunhuang desert, and it was hot in July and August, and the temperature often reached 40-50 degrees, which shows the hard work of shooting. Despite the hardships, Zhang Yi did not forget to laugh at himself. He took a selfie on the Weibo, pouted at the camera with his eyes wide open, and wrote an essay, "charred alien".

At the beginning of One Second’s shooting, Zhang Yi also claimed that his first movie was Zhang Yimou’s, and since then he hoped to enter the world of light and shadow; Thirty years later, when I was invited by director Zhang Yimou, it was a kind of fate to have the opportunity to tell the story about the film in person.

One Second will be the fifth time for director Zhang Yimou to enter the main competition unit of Berlin Film Festival. In his early years, he won the 38th Golden Bear Award. Won the silver bear award of the 50 th jury; In addition, he won the Alfred Bauer Award for Special Innovative Works.

In recent years, Zhang Yi has also made frequent appearances in major international film festivals. The actors who starred in 2015 and those who participated in 2018 were shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes Film Festival, and in 2016, she participated in the San Sebastian International Film Festival.

The 69th Berlin Film Festival will wait and see whether One Second can successfully shine in Berlin international films and whether Zhang Yi can win the title of international film emperor with Zhang Jiusheng.