《红星照耀中国》电影剧组创作灵感及素材就取自同名报告文学——美国记者斯诺根据自身经历创作的《红星照耀中国》一书。影片主要讲述的是1936年美国青年埃德加·斯诺冒险来到中国红色革命区域的的亲历见闻,在采访和见证了毛泽东、周恩来等共产党领导人,以及红军战士和苏区百姓的风采之后,斯诺以饱含激情的生动文笔写成了《红星照耀中国》一书,该书出版后轰动世界,使全球第一次了解到了彼时艰苦抗战背景下中国共产党的真实情况。Based on historical events, "Red China" tells the story of American journalist Edgar Snow (Kenan Heppe), venturing into the Red Territory to get the scoop and experience of a lifetime: becoming the first foreigner not only to meet, but also to interview, Mao ZeDong (Wang Peng Kai) and other Chinese Red Army leaders. The film begins in war-torn, Kuomintang occupied Shanghai. As his curiosity regarding the Communist Party develops, Snow is invited by Soong Qing-Ling, political revolutionary and third wife of Sun Yat-sen, to embark into the Red Territory. Clandestinely passing through extremely hostile environments, this brave and curious journalist compiles interviews, observations, and experiences, that later became "Red Star Over China," the best-selling book that introduced The Chinese Communist Party to the rest of the world. It is said that this remarkable account of events was instrumental in shaping the development of modern-day Asia, and was one of the largest contributing ...