1911 (2011)

Original title

辛亥革命

Directed by

Zhang Li, Jackie Chan

Cast

Ma Shao Hua, Sun Wen, Yao Ju De, Huang Xing, Li Li Hong, Zhang Qiu Ge, Yuan Shi Kai, Wen Qing

Genre

historical film, war drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 165 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

The film covers the 1911 revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. It follows key figures and battles during the uprising.

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What happens

1911 (Chinese: 辛亥革命, also known as Xinhai Revolution and The 1911 Revolution in the worldwide), is a 2011 Chinese historical drama film starring and directed by Jackie Chan in his 100th film as an actor, and co-directed by Zhang Li. The film is about the 1911 Revolution in China, produced to commemorate the revolution's 100th anniversary. The film co-stars, Winston Chao, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen, Hu Ge, and Chan's real life son Jaycee Chan. The film was released on 23 September 2011 in mainland China and on 29 September in Hong Kong; it also opened on the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival later in October. 1911 received mainly negative reviews from Western film critics, who criticized its unengaging propagandistic depiction of the revolution but commended its cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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