Underplayed Gems

The New China (1950)

The New China poster
Original title
新中国
Directed by
Sergei Gerasimov
Genre
documentary film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This Soviet documentary shows China after its revolution, focusing on political and social changes. It presents official views of the country's development under new leadership.

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What happens

The New China, also rendered in English as Liberated China (Russian: Освобождённый Китай, romanized: Osvobozhdyonnyy Kitay), is a 1950 Soviet documentary film directed by Sergei Gerasimov. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival, but was excluded from selection as a purely political propaganda film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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