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1911

2011 · 99 min

A solemn, combat-heavy history lesson that feels more like a patriotic pageant than a gripping drama, though its battle scenes carry weight.

Directed by: Tao Hai, Tang Guoqiang
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen

Tagline: The fall of the last empire.
Overview: China's first President Sun Yat-Sen and military commander Huang Xing lead the revolutionary Wuchang Uprising in a bid to put an end to the reign of the Qing Dynasty.

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Directed by: Tao Hai, Tang Guoqiang
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
war
power
betrayal
freedom
Places: big city
countryside
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: adventure, drama, action, history, war
Directed by: Tao Hai, Tang Guoqiang, Zhang Li, Jackie Chan
Written by: Chen Bao-Guang, Wang Xing-Dong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Joan Chen, Jaycee Chan, Jiang Wu, Hu Ge, Ning Jing, Winston Chao Wen-hsuan
Runtime: 99 min
Country: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Languages: French, Mandarin, English

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