Libya Blockbuster Leads China’s National Day Movie Releases

Movie poster for the hugely popular Chinese movie "Home Coming" which tells the story of the 2011 evacuation of Chinese personnel from Libya.

Home Coming led China’s National Day holiday box office bonanza, racking up $144 million in ticket sales during its first week of release. The holiday is usually marked with movies aimed at patriotic audiences. Home Coming dramatizes the evacuation of Chinese citizens from Libya in 2011.

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