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The Wandering Earth

The Wandering Earth

20196.62h 6m

Overview

When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

Directed by Frant Gwo
Written by Gong Geer, Wang Hongwei, Frant Gwo
Produced by Gong Geer
Box OfficeBudget: $48.0M0

Top Cast

Wu Jing

Wu Jing

Liu Peiqiang

Qu Chuxiao

Qu Chuxiao

Liu Qi

Li Guangjie

Li Guangjie

Wang Lei

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Han Ziang

Zhao Jinmai

Zhao Jinmai

Han Duoduo

Michael Kai Sui

Michael Kai Sui

Tim

Qu Jingjing

Qu Jingjing

Zhou Qian

Zhang Yichi

Zhang Yichi

Li Yiyi

Yang Haoyu

Yang Haoyu

He Lianke

Arkady Sharogradsky

Arkady Sharogradsky

Makalov

Themes & Keywords

jupiterbased on novel or bookspace stationmankind forced undergroundunderground cityfather son relationshipbrother sister relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipfrozen earthdying sungiant engineglobal governmentapproving

About The Wandering Earth

The Wandering Earth is a science fiction, action, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of jupiter, based on novel or book, space station, mankind forced underground, underground city, father son relationship. Directed by Frant Gwo, it stars Wu Jing, Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie. When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

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