Fatherland (I, II, III) (End) (ATV Drama) (US Version) DVD Region 1

ATV's Fatherland is the station's most classic drama from the RTV years, even beating out TVB in the ratings battle when it started airing in 1980. Fatherland was broadcast in three installments - Home on the River Pearl, Radical City, and American Dream - offering a sweeping depiction of Chinese modern history from the commoner's perspective. This boxset comes with all three chapters of Fatherland.

Home on the River Pearl
Set in the late Qing to the early Republican era, Fatherland - Home on the River Pearl is an epic story of small rural life and sweeping historical changes. Hailing from a small Guangdong village, the humble Yeung family and the trials and tribulations they face paint a realistic portrait of the times, from the major historical events and political winds - the establishment of the Republic of China, the Yuan Shikai era - that serve as backdrop, to the individual ordeals that tell the story of so many. With a cast that included David Lau, Ngok Wah, Candice Yu, Poon Chi Man, Bill Tung, and Moon Lee, Fatherland - Home of the River Pearl's sweeping depiction of family, romance, timeless values, and heartrending struggles in rural China served as the model for TVB's later series of Plain Love dramas.

Radical City
After the rural toils of Home on the River Pearl, the second chapter in the series, Radical City, shifts focus to the turbulent passion and politics of Beijing from 1919 to 1920, covering the May 4th Movement to the Zhili-Anhui War. The Republic of China comes of age amidst the power struggle among the Beijing cliques, the breakdown between the north and the south, and the rising clamor of university movements. Top idols of the day Michelle Yim and Damian Lau star as idealistic student revolutionaries whose lives are upturned by the times, and Poon Chi Man portrays a southern delegate who travels to Beijing to carry out dialogue with the government.

American Dream
The final chapter of the series, American Dream revolves around a common, tragic practice in the early 1900s when countless farmers and laborers were lured by promises of wealth to the United States where gold supposedly lined the sidewalks. After a grueling and dangerous journey, what greets them is a life of hard indentured labor. American Dream portrays the conditions of the early Chinese diaspora as well as the changes that fall upon the Yeung family and their small village during these big times.

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Product Title:	Fatherland (I, II, III) (End) (ATV Drama) (US Version) 大地恩情之家在珠江，古都驚雷，金山夢 (DVD) (完) (ATV劇集) (美國版) 大地恩情之家在珠江，古都惊雷，金山梦 (DVD) (完) (ATV剧集) (美国版) Fatherland (I, II, III) (End) (ATV Drama) (US Version) Fatherland (I, II, III) (End) (ATV Drama) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Damian Lau (Actor) | Michelle Yim (Actor) | Ngok Wah (Actor) | Lau Chi Wing (Actor) | Candice Yu (Actor) | Poon Chi Man (Actor) | Bill Tung (Actor) | Walter Cho (Actor) | Cheung Ying (Actor) | Paw Hee Ching (Actor) | Wong Wai (Actor) | Law Lok Lam (Actor) | Lau Wai Man (Actor) 劉松仁 (Actor) | 米雪 (Actor) | 岳華 (Actor) | 劉志榮 (Actor) | 余安安 (Actor) | 潘志文 (Actor) | 董驃 (Actor) | 曹達華 (Actor) | 張瑛 (Actor) | 鮑起靜 (Actor) | 王偉 (Actor) | 羅樂林 (Actor) | 劉 緯民 (Actor) 刘松仁 (Actor) | 米雪 (Actor) | 岳华 (Actor) | 刘志荣 (Actor) | 余安安 (Actor) | 潘志文 (Actor) | 董骠 (Actor) | 曹达华 (Actor) | 张瑛 (Actor) | 鲍起静 (Actor) | 王伟 (Actor) | 罗乐林 (Actor) | Lau Wai Man (Actor) 劉松仁（ダミアン・ラウ） (Actor) | 米雪　（ミシェール・イム） (Actor) | 岳華（ンゴッ・ワー） (Actor) | 劉志榮（ラウ・チーウィン） (Actor) | 余安安（キャンディス・ユー） (Actor) | Poon Chi Man (Actor) | 董驃（トン・ピウ） (Actor) | 曹達華（チョウ・ダッワー）　 (Actor) | Cheung Ying (Actor) | 鮑起靜 （パウ・ヘイチン） (Actor) | Wong Wai (Actor) | ＬＵＯ　ＬＥ　ＬＩＮ (Actor) | Lau Wai Man (Actor) Damian Lau (Actor) | Michelle Yim (Actor) | Ngok Wah (Actor) | Lau Chi Wing (Actor) | Candice Yu (Actor) | Poon Chi Man (Actor) | Bill Tung (Actor) | Walter Cho (Actor) | Cheung Ying (Actor) | Paw Hee Ching (Actor) | Wong Wai (Actor) | LUO LE LIN (Actor) | Lau Wai Man (Actor)
Producer:	Tsui Siu Ming | Lee Sui Hung 徐小明 | 李 兆熊 徐小明 | Lee Sui Hung 徐小明（チョイ・シウミン） | Lee Sui Hung Tsui Siu Ming | Lee Sui Hung
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Release Date:	2009-01-16
Language:	Cantonese
Subtitles:	Traditional Chinese
Country of Origin:	Hong Kong
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Sound Information:	Dolby Digital
Disc Format(s):	DVD-9, DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Duration:	3,060 (mins)
Publisher:	East Media Entertainment Inc. (US)
Other Information:	9DVDs(Ep.1-45)
Package Weight:	480 (g)
Shipment Unit:	3 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1012162128

FATHERLAND is considered one of most memorable TV drama ever produced in Hong Kong. It consists of three interrelated storylines set against the turbulent history of China in early 20th century. The first one, "Home on the Pearl River", reflects the life and challenges of a family in a farming village in Guangdong. It is followed by "Storm in the Ancient Capital", about the romances and political intrigues surrounding a group of hot-blooded students during the May Fourth Movement. "The Golden Dream" concludes the trilogy with the realistic portrayal of Chinese workers struggling to get by in the United States in the 1920s. Thoroughly researched and incredibly touching, the epic series depicts in detail the loyalty and attachment of the Chinese people towards their homeland.

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