The Opium Wars

Year: 1959

Runtime: 103 mins

Language: Chinese

Directors: Cen Fan, Zheng Jun-li

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Set in China in 1839, the film follows the crisis caused by massive British opium imports into the southern provinces, which generate severe health and economic turmoil. The frail Manchu emperor Tao Kuang, pressured by the widespread devastation, decides to act, setting off the opening clash of the Opium War.

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