Den storslåtte propagandafilmen The Founding of a Republic ble sluppet i forbindelse med markeringen av 60 årsdagen for dannelsen av Folkerepublikken Kina. The Telegraph skriver følgende om filmen: «The star-studded epic charts the ascendancy of Chairman Mao was made by the state-owned China Film Group and is intended as a focal point for anniversary celebrations which will culminate on Oct 1. With hundreds of stars from China and Hong Kong, including the kung-fu hero Jackie Chan and Jet Li, telling the story of the Communist rise to power in 1949, the film is being tipped as one of the biggest box office hits in the country for years. In a break from a long tradition of ideologically sound but mind-numbingly dull Party propaganda, the film’s producers say they hope the cast-list – as well as the subject matter – will attract in a younger, internet-obsessed generation back to the big screen.»

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