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The Battle at Lake Changjin | |
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Traditional Chinese | 長津湖 |
Simplified Chinese | 长津湖 |
Literal meaning | Changjin Lake |
Hanyu Pinyin | Chángjīn hú |
Directed by | Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam |
Written by | Lan Xiaolong Huang Jianxin |
Produced by | Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Pan Luo Peter Pau |
Edited by | Tsui Hark Li Dianshi He Yongyi |
Music by | Elliot Leung Zhiyi Wang |
Production companies | Bona Film Group Limited August First Film Studio Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communications Company Alibaba Pictures China Film Group Corporation Huaxia Film Distribution Shanghai Film Group |
Distributed by | Distribution Workshop CMC Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 178 minutes |
Country | China |
Languages | Mandarin English |
Budget | US$200 million |
Box office | CN¥5.77 billion (US$913 million)[2] |
The Battle at Lake Changjin (Chinese: 长津湖) is a 2021 Chinese war drama film co-produced and co-directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, written by Lan Xiaolong and Huang Jianxin, and starring Wu Jing and Jackson Yee.[3][4][5][6] It was commissioned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party as part of the Party's 100th anniversary celebrations.[7][8][9][10] The film depicts the story of the North Korea-allied Chinese People's Volunteer Army, forcing U.S. forces to withdraw in a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.[11]
The Battle at Lake Changjin is the most expensive film ever produced in China, with a budget of $200 million.[12] The film grossed $913 million at the worldwide box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2021,[2] the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time,[13] the highest-grossing non-English film, and the second highest-grossing film in a single market. A sequel to the film, The Battle at Lake Changjin II, was released on 1 February 2022.
The film's depiction of the battle has been described as containing historical inaccuracies and has garnered controversy in some countries, including South Korea.[14][15][16] The film has also been described as propaganda.[17][18][19][14]
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