A Jewish Girl in Shanghai

A Jewish Girl in Shanghai (Chinese: 犹太女孩在上海) is a 2010 Chinese animated family film written by Wu Lin and based on his graphic novel of the same name. It is directed by Wang Genfa and Zhang Zhenhui, and voiced by Cui Jie, Zhao Jing and Ma Shaohua.

A Jewish Girl in Shanghai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWang Genfa
Zhang Zhenhui
Written byWu Lin
Produced byWang Tianyun
Ren Zhonglun
Cai Hongzhuan
Shi Bixi
Wu Pei
StarringCui Jie
Zhao Jing
Ma Shaohua
Music byShi Jiayang
Production
companies
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Shanghai Film Group Corporation
Release date
  • May 2010 (2010-05)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin Chinese

Set mainly in and around the Shanghai Ghetto in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during the Second World War, the film tells the story of three children. Rina and her younger brother Mishalli are Jewish refugees who escaped Europe but are without their parents. A-Gen is a Chinese orphan boy who meets Rina and helps her and her brother to survive. The children form strong friendships and have adventures as they try and fend off the Japanese army occupying the city, and their allies, the Nazis. In the background, the Second Sino-Japanese War takes place, while the children must face the uncertainty that concerns the fate of Rina and Mishalli's parents in Europe.

Well received in China and internationally, A Jewish Girl in Shanghai has been heralded as the first animated Chinese film to address the Holocaust, and has been described as "China's first homegrown Jewish film". The film has been nominated for awards in China and Israel, and has been considered an important step towards improving China's relations with Israel and intercultural relations between the Chinese and Jewish communities.

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