“The film “Civil War” lands in cinemas in China”

Alex Garland's successful dystopian thriller Civil War has landed a potentially lucrative theatrical release in China. Chinese company Huahua Media acquired the local rights to the film and will distribute it on June 7 in partnership with Alibaba Pictures. The plans represent a significant milestone for the flavorful mini-major A24. It is the influential studio's first-ever theatrical premiere in China, the world's second-largest film market.

Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year Civil War earned $65 million in North America and $108 million worldwide.

Depiction of a journey through a dystopian future America, Civil War follows a team of military journalists as they race against time to reach D.C. before rebel groups invade the White House. The film features an ensemble cast led by Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst, including Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Stephen Henderson and Wagner Moura.

The dystopian film about the political divide that sparked the collapse of American democracy, made during an election year in the US, has sparked a flood of thought-provoking thought. What's impressive, however, is that he managed to appeal to an audience across the U.S. political spectrum.

Civil War This is an interesting choice as the first A24 title to be released in China. Any film that hints at possible social instability in the country is usually rejected outright by Beijing's notoriously strict film censors. But the dystopian chaos in the United States, it is now clear, is a perfectly acceptable subject for China's regulators to portray. That's perhaps not surprising, given that the circumstances of the film's story seem consistent with Beijing's usual message about the superiority of China's one-party system over Western liberal democracy.