Underplayed Gems

Kiangnan 1894 (2019)

Kiangnan 1894 poster
Original title
江南
Directed by
Wu Xiaogang
Genre
animation, drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An animated film set in Shanghai during the late Qing dynasty. It follows characters involved in China's industrial development in that era.

historicalpatrioticdramaticslow-pacedseriousmelancholiceducationalvisually stylized

What happens

Kiangnan 1894 (Chinese title: 江南) is a 2019 Chinese animated film co-produced by SMG Pictures and Shanghai Zhongchuan Culture Media Co. It was scheduled released on September 27, 2019, and set in Shanghai during the late Qing dynasty. The theme song debuted at the CCG Expo 2019 in Shanghai in July. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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