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2021 Chinese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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] |
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
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]
| 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 |
1921 released on 1 July 2021 in China.
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]
| 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 | [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] |
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