Bethune
白 求 恩

SYNOPSIS
In 1938 after a series of personal failures Canadian doctor Norman Bethune travels to China to save lives in the Anti-Japanese war in his last effort search for redemption. Bethune is forced to confront his own past in order to learn what his ‘great contribution to humanity’ will be. It is this final contribution that will make him a martyr for the Chinese people and the most famous foreigner in modern Chinese history.

Co-producing Partner:
Ray Production Ltd (Beijing)

Press
Variety: “FilMart: ‘Phoenix’ to Rise as China-Canada Co-Production”
Hollywood Reporter: “Filmart: China and Canada Teaming for Indie Biopic (Exclusive)”
Playback: “Rare Earth Media options Bethune biography”
Playback: “Melanie Joly kicks off trade mission in China”
Toronto Star: “Mélanie Joly latest minister to push Canadian business in China”
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada: “China, Canada Teaming for Indie Biopic”