The Birth of New China (Chinese: 开国大典; pinyin: kāiguó dàdiǎn; lit. 'State Foundation Ceremony') is a 1989 Chinese drama film directed by Li Qiankuan and Xiao Guiyun. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film tells the events in summer 1949 that lead to the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in Beijing the 1st October 1949.
In 2019 it got a 4K remaster.
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Cast
Fazeng Guo
Gu Yue
Huang Kai
Liu Huaizheng
Lü Qi
Niu Xingli
Sun Feihu
Chen Jiming
Box office
The film grossed ¥100 million ($27 million) in China.