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Mayor Chen Yi

1981 · 103 min

A sincere, talky historical drama that watches like a civics lesson, with earnest debates and a measured, bureaucratic rhythm.

Overview
Set in the early stage after liberation of Shanghai, Chen Yi is delegated to be mayor and deals with a lot of economic and social issues.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • class
  • work
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Huang Zuolin
Written by
Yexin Sha
Starring
Wei Qiming, Zhang Fei, Wang Xiangpu, Lu Yanfang, Yang Shaolin
Runtime
103 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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