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1921 (2021 film)

1921 is a 2021 Chinese historical film directed by Huang Jianxin and Zheng Dasheng and starring Huang Xuan, Ni Ni, Wang Renjun and Liu Haoran. The film premiered in China on 1 July 2021, to commemorate the centennial year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.

Plot elements
The film tells the story of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party at the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in Shanghai. Among the events highlighted in the film are Mao Zedong's role in founding the Xiangjiang Review, one of the Party's first publications. == Cast ==
Production
Shooting began on 1 July 2020 and took place in Shanghai and finished filming on November 5 of that same year. Zheng Shuang, who played Xiang Jingyu, was removed from the film for surrogacy scandal; Yan Xujia's role was removed after rumors Yan had cheated on his girlfriend. == Music ==
Release
1921 released on 1 July 2021 in China. ==Reception==
Reception
Box office Ahead of its 1 July debut, the film made $11.6 million from pre-screenings. According to the China Movie Data Information Network, the film took 81.60 million yuan ($12.6 million) on its opening day, and 44.2 million yuan the next day. The film earned a total of 300 million yuan ($46.32 million) in its first four days of release. Critical response Despite being a state-sanctioned production, the film was criticized online by Chinese nationalists as overly commercial and disrespectful to the real-life revolutionary figures depicted. == Accolades ==
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