
Youth(2017)
A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.



Tang Guoqiang
Mao Zedong

Liu Jin
Zhou Enlai

Johnny Huang
Chen Youfu

Wang Likun
Meng Yu

Zhang Hanyu
Mao Renfeng

Ma Tianyu
War Correspondent

Nie Yuan
Luo Ruiqing

Wu Gang
Zhou Zhirou

Du Jiang
Third Regimental Commander

Liu Zhibing
Zhang Zhizhong
Mao Zedong 1949 is a history, drama, war film released in 2019. Directed by Ning Haiqiang, it stars Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jin, Johnny Huang. The film is set in 1949, as the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China prepare to establish a new Chinese state, the People's Republic of China.
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