Ocean Heaven

Ocean Heaven Chinese pinyin Hiyng Tintng Jyutping hoi2 joeng4 tin1 tong4 is a 2010 ChineseHong Kong drama film starring martial arts superstar Jet Li in his first full drama role. It also costars Taiwanese actress Gwei Lunmei, who previously starred in Jay Chous Secret. The movie was filmed in Qingdao at the Qingdao Polar Ocean World and received promotion from the Qingdao council.

Ocean Heaven is about a terminally ill father, Sam Wong Jet Li as he works his job in an aquarium and struggles to look after his 21yearold son Dafu, who has autism Aspergers Syndrome Wen Zhang. Sam has singlehandedly brought up his son since his wife diedyears ago and looks after him day and night attempting to help him learn basic tasks in order to care for himself, as well as searching for a home for his son before he passes away. As the story progresses, the growing relationship between father and son as well as the community around them become clearer. Ling ling Gwei Lunmei plays the role of a clown who is part of a small traveling circus they perform in the aquarium for a short period of time and who gets on well with Dafu, leading to a close friendship between them.Though Dafu struggles to learn many basic tasks, Sam perseveres in teaching his son the tasks that he will need to know how to perform himself once his father dies. Meanwhile, the principal of the boarding school for mentally challenged children that Dafu attended as a child finally recommends Dafu to a newly opened institution where he can stay after his father dies. ........

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