A Hope

CJ7 (traditional Chinese: 長江七號; simplified Chinese: 长江七号; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng qī hào; Cantonese Yale: Cheung gong chat hou) is a 2008 Hong Kong science fiction/comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the film. It was released on 31 January 2008 in Hong Kong. It was also released on 14 March 2008 in the United States. In August 2007 the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou ... more

CJ7 (traditional Chinese: 長江七號; simplified Chinese: 长江七号; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng qī hào; Cantonese Yale: Cheung gong chat hou) is a 2008 Hong Kong science fiction/comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the film. It was released on 31 January 2008 in Hong Kong. It was also released on 14 March 2008 in the United States. In August 2007 the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. It was previously been known by a series of working titles—Alien, Yangtze River VII, Long River 7 and most notably, A Hope. CJ7 was filmed in Ningbo, in the Zhejiang province of China. Chow Ti (Stephen Chow) is a poor laborer working on construction sites. He lives in a partially demolished house with his son, Dicky (Xu Jiao). Chow is eager to save money so he can continue sending his son to private school, to ensure that his life will be better in the future. However, Dicky is often bullied by... less