1921 (2021 film)

1921
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 premiered in China on 1 July 2021, to commemorate the centennial year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

Plot elements

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The film tells the story of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party at the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in Shanghai.[3]

Among the events highlighted in the film are Mao Zedong's role in founding the Xiangjiang Review, one of the Party's first publications.[4]: 63 

Cast

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Production

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Shooting began on 1 July 2020 and took place in Shanghai and finished filming on November 5 of that same year.[5] Zheng Shuang, who played Xiang Jingyu, was removed from the film for surrogacy scandal; Yan Xujia's role was removed after rumors Yan had cheated on his girlfriend.[6]

Music

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

Release

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1921 released on 1 July 2021 in China.

Box office

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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.[7]

Accolades

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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 [8][9]
Best Director Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng Nominated [8][9]
Best Supporting Actress Zhou Ye Nominated [8][9]
Best Cinematography Cao Yu Nominated [8][9]
Best Sound Recording Yang Jingyi Nominated [8][9]
Best Editing Yu Baiyang Nominated [8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "1921 (2021)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Davis, Rebecca (10 June 2021). "Chinese Propaganda Film '1921' Bounces Back Despite Prior Nationalist Boycott". variety.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Chinese film '1921' revisits history of CPC founding". china.org.cn. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ Marquis, Christopher; Qiao, Kunyuan (2022). Mao and Markets: the Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise. Kunyuan Qiao. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-26883-6. OCLC 1348572572.
  5. ^ 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). Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ "A Chinese film removes scenes featuring a young Mao Zedong". The Economist. July 2021. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 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.
  7. ^ 《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. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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