The Island Keeper

The movie "The Island Keeper" tells the story of Wang Jicai (played by Liu Ye) and his wife Wang Shihua (Gong Zhe) The story of Kaishan Island, a small island on the border of the motherland, which he has been protecting for 32 years. During his lifetime, Wang Jicai was the director of the militia post on Kaishan Island in Guanyun County, Jiangsu Province. He and his wife made the island their home, stayed with the sea, and devoted their beautiful youth to the cause of coastal defense of the motherland. The film selects classic clips and shining moments of Wang Jicai and his wife's island-defending career, and shows from different aspects the Wang Jicai and his wife's rich inner world and the feelings of "defending the island is to defend the country". The film not only restores Wang Jicai and his wife's 32-year experience of tenacious struggle against the harsh natural environment, but also embodies the protagonist's pursuit of the value of patriotism and dedication throughout the film. It has deep spiritual insights and spiritual nourishment for people from all walks of life who persist in the ordinary and create the extraordinary.