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Mao Zedong 1949 (2019)

Mao Zedong 1949 poster
Original title
决胜时刻
Directed by
Huang Jianxin
Genre
drama film, biographical film, political film, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 20m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows Mao Zedong and other Chinese Communist leaders in 1949 as they prepare to establish the People's Republic from a villa in Beijing's Fragrant Hills. It shows the planning and decisions behind the founding of a new nation.

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What happens

Mao Zedong 1949 (Chinese: 决胜时刻) is a 2019 Chinese historical film directed by Huang Jianxin and Ning Haiqiang. The film stars Tang Guoqiang as Mao Zedong, alongside Liu Jing, Huang Jingyu and Wang Likun. The film picks up the history of the leaders of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, as they prepare to establish the People's Republic at a villa in Beijing's Fragrant Hills in 1949. The film was released in China on September 20, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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