1921 (2021 film)
2021 Chinese film
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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]
- Huang Jianxin
- Zheng Dasheng
- Yu Xi
- Zhao Ningyu
- Huang Xin
- Huang Xuan
- Ni Ni
- Wang Renjun
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| Produced by | Ren Ning |
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| Cinematography | Yu Cao |
| Edited by | Boyang Yu |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | $76.4 million[1] |
Plot elements
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]:â63â
Cast
- Huang Xuan as Li Da
- Ni Ni as Wang Huiwu, wife of Li Da.
- Wang Renjun as Mao Zedong
- Yuan Wenkang as Li Hanjun
- Elvis Han as Zhang Guotao
- Liu Haoran as Liu Renjing
- Zhang Songwen as He Shuheng
- Zu Feng as Dong Biwu
- Shawn Dou as Chen Tanqiu
- Wang Junkai as Deng Enming
- Liu Jiayi as Wang Jinmei
- Zhang Chao as Chen Gongbo
- Zhang Yunlong as Zhou Fohai
- Hu Xianxu as Bao Huiseng
- Eric Dane as Marin
- Josh Whitehouse as Nikolski
- Chen Kun as Chen Duxiu
- Li Chen as Li Dazhao
- Ni Dahong as Huang Jinrong
- Tian Yu as Cheng Ziqing
- Song Jia as Gao Junman
- Oho Ou as Li Qihan
- Zhu Yilong as Zhou Enlai
- Roy Wang as Deng Xiaoping
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Okawa
- Shunya Shiraishi as Eizo Kondo
- Bai Yu as Cai Hesen
- Feng Shaofeng as Sun Yat-sen
- Lei Jiayin as Hu Ankang
- Ma Tianyu as Li Xiangen
- Liu Peiqi as Ke Shaomin
- Zhang Ruoyun as Liu Shaoqi
- Liu Shishi as Song Qingling
- Wei Daxun as Chiang Kai-shek
- Zhang Zhehan as Xiao Zisheng
- Gu Jiacheng as Luo Zhanglong
- Yuan Quan as Huang Shaolan
- Yin Tao as Wen Suqin, Mao Zedong's mother.
- Zhong Chuxi as Li Lizhuang
- Song Yi as Yang Shuhui
- Zhou Ye as Yang Kaihui
- Guo Zifan as Xu Deheng
- Ouyang Weijia as Deng Zhongxia
- Hui Yu as Tao Yilan
- Mengwei Xie as Bao Zi
- Wang Sen as Li Zhong
- Ye Zuxin as Gu Zhuxian
- Hongrui Zhang as Wang Qiao
- Wang Tianchen as Xu Ahmei
- Xu Kai as Shen Yanbing
- Han Haolin as Chen Henian
- Pengyuan Shi as Shen Zemin
- Thomas Fiquet as E. Flori
- Jonny Chen as Cao Jiasheng
- Liu Dongqin as Shi Cuntong
- Zhang Youhao as Ren Bishi
- Zhao Yiqin as Xiao Jinguang
- Zhang Xiaochen as Yang Dixian
- Xuan Xuan as Yun Duo
- Ruixin Tong as Guo Nianbiao
- Michelle Ye as Wang Xuanjia
- Lu Qi as Yi Lirong
- Fuzhen Kang as Peng Huang
- Geng Le as Chen Jiongming
- Fan Shiqi as Zhang Shenfu
- Sheng Gangshuai as Zhao Shiyan
- Zhang Xueying as Miao Boying
- Chen Yusi as Shen Siqian
- Kudousi Jiang Ainiwaer as Tan Zhitang
- Boxiao Liu as Tan Pingshan
- Na-Na OuYang as Tao Xuan
- Chen Meiyi as Lu Yin
- Xia Meng as Chen Dingxiu
- Chen Qianyu as Wang Shiying
- Peng Chuyue as Fang Hao
- Caesar Wu as Yang Hui
- Haiyu Zhang as Chen Guofu
- An Zehao as Mao Yichang, Mao Zedong's father.
- Yu Haoming as Lu Zhengzhang
- Liu Chang as Li Jie
- He Ye as Young Soldier
- Eiji Okuda
- Bao Bei'er as Zhao Xigui
- Bai Yufan as Ye Ting
- Zhao Lusi as Liu Qingyang
- Tong Dawei as Zhang Renjie
- Alen Fang as Gao Junyu
- Ouyang Nana as Tao Hsuan
- Tong Liya as Soong Ai-ling
- Cao Jun as Zhang Xue
- Zhang Jingyi as Soong Mei-ling
- Xue Jianing as He Shufen
- Hu Lianxin as Cheng Junying
- Zhou You as Kuang Husheng
- Lin Gengxin
- Li Xian
Production
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
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Internationale" (Theme) | Eugène Edine Pottier | Pierre De Geyter | Sun Nan/ Zhou Shen |
Release
1921 released on 1 July 2021 in China.
Reception
Box office
Ahead of its 1 July debut, the film made $11.6 million from pre-screenings.[7] 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.[8]
Critical response
Despite being a state-sanctioned production, the film was criticized online by Chinese nationalists as overly commercial and disrespectful to the real-life revolutionary figures depicted.[2] Following the release of the film's posters and cast list in May, users criticized the casting of younger stars as mocking the historical figures they were playing.[2] The South China Morning Post described audience reactions as mixed.[9]
Accolades
| Date | Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | 34th Golden Rooster Awards | Best Writing | Yu Xi, Huang Xin and Zhao Ningyu | Won | [10][11] |
| Best Director | Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng | Nominated | [10][11] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Zhou Ye | Nominated | [10][11] | ||
| Best Cinematography | Cao Yu | Nominated | [10][11] | ||
| Best Sound Recording | Yang Jingyi | Nominated | [10][11] | ||
| Best Editing | Yu Baiyang | Nominated | [10][11] |
