ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Shang hai ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with ▁wide - release ▁in ▁China ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁films ▁Category : M and arin - language ▁films ▁Category : Ch inese ▁films ▁Category : Ch inese ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Lu ▁Y ue <0x0A> </s> ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁or ▁De ir ▁al ▁Bal ah ▁( ▁translated ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁the ▁Date ▁Pal m ) ▁is ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁and ▁the ▁administrative ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁De ir ▁el - Bal ah ▁Governor ate . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁over ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁City . ▁The ▁city ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 4 , 4 3 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁date ▁pal ms , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁named . ▁ ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁when ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁fort ified ▁out post ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁A ▁monaster y ▁was ▁built ▁there ▁by ▁the ▁Christian ▁mon k ▁H ilar ion ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 4 th ▁century ▁AD ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁mos que ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Saint ▁George ,