1921 (2021 film)

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1921
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1921
Directed by
Written by
  • Yu Xi
  • Zhao Ningyu
  • Huang Xin
Produced byRen Ning
Starring
CinematographyYu Cao
Edited byBoyang Yu
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • China Film Co., Ltd.
  • Huaxia Film Distribution
  • Maoyan Entertainment
  • Media Asia Film
Release date
  • 1 July 2021 (2021-07-01) (China)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$76.4 million[1]

1921 is a 2021 Chinese historical film directed by Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng and starring Huang Xuan, Ni Ni, Wang Renjun and Liu Haoran. The film tells the story of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in Shanghai.[2] The film premiered in China on 1 July 2021, to commemorate the centennial year anniversary of the Communist Party of China.[3]

Cast[]

Production[]

Shooting began on 1 July 2020 and took place in Shanghai and finished filming on November 5 of that same year.[4] Zheng Shuang, who played Xiang Jingyu, was removed from the film for surrogacy scandal; Yan Xujia's role was removed after negative rumors have spread.[5]

Music[]

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."The Internationale" (Theme)Eugène Edine PottierPierre De GeyterSun Nan/ Zhou Shen 

Release[]

1921 released on 1 July 2021 in China.

Box office[]

According to the China Movie Data Information Network, the film took 81.60 million yuan ($12.6 million) on its opening day, and 44.2 million yuan the next day. The film earned a total of 300 million yuan ($46.32 million) in its first four days of release.[6]

Accolades[]

Date Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Notes
2021 34th Golden Rooster Awards Best Writing Yu Xi, Huang Xin and Zhao Ningyu Won [7][8]
Best Director Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng Nominated [7][8]
Best Supporting Actress Zhou Ye Nominated [7][8]
Cao Yu Nominated [7][8]
Yang Jingyi Nominated [7][8]
Yu Baiyang Nominated [7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "1921 (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chinese film '1921' revisits history of CPC founding". china.org.cn. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ Davis, Rebecca (10 June 2021). "Chinese Propaganda Film '1921' Bounces Back Despite Prior Nationalist Boycott". variety.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ Kong Lingqiang (孔令强) (2 July 2020). 黄建新执导《1921》开机 黄轩倪妮刘昊然等50余位青年演员出演. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "A Chinese film removes scenes featuring a young Mao Zedong". The Economist. July 2021. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. But a few months before the film’s release on July 1st, reports appeared on entertainment news sites that Mr Yan had cheated on a girlfriend. He denied this, but disbelieving internet users said he was unfit to play a character as important and upstanding as Mao.
  6. ^ 《1921》上映4天近3亿；《速9》全球破5亿美元 一周票房＆电影. qq.com (in Chinese). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f 第34届中国电影金鸡奖公布完整提名名单. qq.com (in Chinese). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 31 November 2021. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d e f 第34届中国电影金鸡奖完整名单. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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