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2019 Chinese film
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.

Cast

Production

Huang Jianxin (The Founding of a Republic and The Founding of a Party) was hired as director.

The film was shot on a tight schedule of 67 days.

Release

Mao Zedong 1949 was slated for release on September 12, 2019, in China but was postponed to September 20, 2019. The film premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival on June 19, 2019, and opened in China on September 20, 2019.

Reception

Douban, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the drama 6.9 out of 10.

Box office

The film grossed in over 4 million yuan (565,531 U.S. dollars) at the Chinese box office on its opening weekend, according to statistics released by Maoyan, a Chinese film database and ticketing platform.