Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008)
Original title: 2008年第29届北京奥运会开幕式
Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony is a 2008 Chinese-language documentary movie directed by Zhang Yimou, with a running time of 4h. It stars Hu Jintao, Henry Kissinger and Barbara Bush.
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.