MOVIE · 2009
The Founding of a Republic
DramaWar138 min
In the years after the Second Sino-Japanese War, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek face off over China’s political future as negotiations give way to military conflict. Guoqiang Tang is Mao, navigating party strategy and fragile alliances, while Guoli Zhang’s Chiang stands as his chief rival during the final years of the Chinese Communist Revolution. Jianxin Huang frames the period on a large historical canvas, moving between political meetings, wartime decisions, and a broad ensemble of officials, soldiers, and public figures as the country moves toward the founding of a new state.
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