The Founding of a Republic
Director: Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin
Genre: War film, World cinema, Drama
Year: 2009
Country: China
Starring: Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, John Woo, Sha Liu, Jin Liu, Zhang Guoli, Tang Guoqiang, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei
The Founding of a Republic (simplified Chinese: 建国大业; traditional Chinese: 建國大業; pinyin: Jiàngúo dàyè; literally "The Great Task of Building a Nation") is a 2009 Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group (CFG) to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The film was directed by Huang Jianxin and China Film Group head Han Sanping.
Although the film premiered on September 17, 2009 in mainland China, it has yet to receive publicity in Taiwan. The film was produced with the backing of the Communist Party, but in response to reactions outside Mainland China, Huang Jianxin, the film's co-director, "has said it was unfair to describe The Founding of a Republic as propaganda, since modern Chinese audience were too sophisticated to swallow a simplistic rendering of history." While the Taiwan government has asserted that it has no plans to actively censor the film, it has yet to be released because Taiwan's 2009 annual quota of 10 mainland films was already reached.
The film retells the tale of the Communist ascendancy and triumph, and has a star-studded cast including Andy Lau, Ge You, Hu Jun, Leon Lai,
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