Actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness traveled to Ethiopia in their role as ambassadors for World Vision Australia in 2009. During that visit, they met Dukale, a coffee farmer. Growing up, poverty had deprived Dukale of an education, but he saw an opportunity to create a new future for his family when World Vision offered access to a new kind of economic empowerment. Jackman was so inspired by Dukale’s story, that he made – and kept – a promise to him that is revealed in the film.
该片是首部全景式展现中国人民14年抗战艰辛历程的纪录电影。它深刻铭记了80年前，中国人民经过长达14年艰苦卓绝的浴血奋战，打败了穷凶极恶的日本军国主义侵略者，取得了中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利。作为纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年的重点作品，影片以线性叙事还原1931年至1945年间，从民族危机到团结抗争的历史脉络，深刻讲述一个国家和民族长达14年的救亡图存史。
《友谊万岁》（1985，李振羽）记录了1985年在中国举行的“亚太地区青年友好会见”活动，亚太地区青年代表在北京召开“青年在和平与发展中的作用”讨论会，会后到上海、南京、广州等十四个城市访问。这次亚太地区青年友好会见的主题是“参与、发展、和平”，倡导和促进全社会关心青年的成长，发挥青年的作用。
