May 26, 2022
BEIJING – As the closing film of the 2022 Copenhagen Asian Film Festival, Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s film Cliff Walkers premiered at the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 22.
Zhang was awarded best director for the film at China’s 34th Golden Rooster Award in 2021.

Director Zhang Yimou gives a speech in a short video at the premiere in Copenhagen, Denmark. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]
Zheng Wen, director of the China Cultural Center, addressed the event with an audience of 800 people.
From May 15 to 22, the film festival featured about 40 movies from a series of Asian countries, including China, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia, in 8 local cinemas.

Zhang Yimou’s film Cliff Walkers premieres at the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 22. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]