| Battle of Xiangjiang River | |||||||||||||
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| Director: | Chen Li | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Wang Ying Xu Jian Dong Yong Bao Jianfeng Sun Weimin Zhang Yishan | ||||||||||||
| Music: | Ju Wenpei | ||||||||||||
| Studio: | August First Film Studio | ||||||||||||
| Distributor: | China Film Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 118 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Country: | China | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||
Battle of Xiangjiang River is a 2017 Chinese war film directed by Chen Li, written by Liu Jianwei, Bai Tiejun and Xiang Xiaomi, and starring Wang Ying, Xu Jian, Dong Yong, Bao Jianfeng, Sun Weimin and Zhang Yishan.[1] [2] The film picks up the story of the 34th division of the Red Army officers and soldiers paid great sacrifice to cover the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party through Xiangjiang River, and successfully broke through the blockade of the Kuomintang.[3]
From November 27, 1934 to December 1, the Red Army fought with the Kuomintang army in Xing'an County, Quanzhou County and Guanyang County in the territory of Guangxi province for 5 days, finally, the Red Army through Xiangjiang in the border of Quanzhou County and Xing'an County, they broke through the blockade of the Kuomintang army.
Battle of Xiangjiang River employed more than 35,000 extras, 2 tons of TNT explosive, and 80 tons of gasoline.[4]
Battle of Xiangjiang River marked the second collaboration between Chen Li and Ju Wenpei, after their first collaboration My Uncle Zhou Enlai.[5]
The film premiered in Beijing on November 27, 2016 with wide-release in China on June 30, 2017.
The film grossed 73.076 million yuan in Chinese box office.[6]
| Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Notes |
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| Organizing Committee of the Special Award | Battle of Xiangjiang River | |||
| Best Film | ||||
| Organizing Committee of the Special Contribution Award | Battle of Xiangjiang River | [7] | ||
| Best Visual Effects | [8] | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Sun Weimin | |||
| Best Original Score | ||||
| Five Aspects Project | Award of Excellence | Battle of Xiangjiang River | [9] | |
| Committee Award | [10] |