Ya pian zhan zheng

Jun 13 1997 N/A 2h 33m
Drama, History, War

The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.

Plot

Historical Drama starting in 1839 in Guangzhou where British merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the Empire. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the Chinese, England declares war since the burned opium was the property of the British commercial attache who had bought it from the British merchants.

Written by

Ann Hui, Mai Tianshu, Ni Zhen

Directed by

Jin Xie

Cast

Guoan Bao, Liankun Lin, Sihung Lung

Crew

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Production Countries

China

Production Companies

Emei Film Studio

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

8 wins & 7 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
613
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA