This article is about the 2021 Chinese film. For the battle of the Korean War which this film depicts, see Battle of Chosin Reservoir. For the 2022 film, see The Battle at Lake Changjin II.
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The Battle at Lake Changjin
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese
長津湖
Simplified Chinese
长津湖
Literal meaning
Changjin Lake
Hanyu Pinyin
Chángjīn hú
Directed by
Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam
Written by
Lan Xiaolong Huang Jianxin
Produced by
Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam
Starring
Wu Jing
Jackson Yee
Duan Yihong
Zhang Hanyu
Zhu Yawen
Li Chen
Hu Jun
Cinematography
Pan Luo Peter Pau
Edited by
Tsui Hark Li Dianshi He Yongyi
Music by
Elliot Leung Zhiyi Wang
Production companies
Bona Film Group Limited August First Film Studio Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communications Company Alibaba Pictures China Film Group Corporation Huaxia Film Distribution Shanghai Film Group
Distributed by
Distribution Workshop CMC Pictures
Release dates
21 September 2021 (2021-09-21) (BIFF)
30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) (China)
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) (Singapore)[1]
Running time
178 minutes
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin English
Budget
US$200 million
Box office
CN¥5.77 billion (US$913 million)[2]
The Battle at Lake Changjin (Chinese: 长津湖) is a 2021 Chinese war film co-directed and co-produced by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, written by Lan Xiaolong and Huang Jianxin, and starring Wu Jing and Jackson Yee.[3][4][5][6] It was commissioned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party as part of the Party's 100th anniversary celebrations.[7][8][9][10] The film depicts the story of the North Korea-allied Chinese People's Volunteer Army, forcing U.S. forces to withdraw in a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.[11]
The Battle at Lake Changjin is the most expensive film ever produced in China, with a budget of $200 million.[12] The film grossed $913 million at the worldwide box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2021,[2] the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time,[13] the highest-grossing non-English film, and the second highest-grossing film in a single market. A sequel to the film, The Battle at Lake Changjin II, was released on 1 February 2022.
The film's depiction of the battle has been described as containing historical inaccuracies and has garnered controversy in some countries, including South Korea.[14][15][16] The film has also been described as propaganda.[17][18][19][14]
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^博纳“中国胜利三部曲”《中国医生》《长津湖》《无名》隆重献礼 [Bona Film Group's "trilogy of China's victory", "Chinese Doctor", "The Battle at Lake Changjin" and "Nameless" are grandly presented]. 163.com (in Chinese). 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^《长津湖》电影热映 中美对朝鲜战争的不同叙事 ["Changjin Lake" becomes a box office hit, and China and the United States have different narratives about the Korean War]. BBC News (in Chinese). 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^中国《长津湖》票房破15亿 高调鼓动抗美援朝爱国主义 [China's "The Battle at Lake Changjin" grosses more than 1.5 billion yuan at the box office, encouraging patriotism to resist US aggression and aid Korea]. Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^"The Chinese film beating Bond and Marvel at the box office". BBC News. 16 October 2021. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^Myers, Steven Lee; Chien, Amy Chang (5 October 2021). "For China's Holidays, a Big-Budget Blockbuster Relives an American Defeat". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^Shirley Zhao; Alex Millson (24 November 2021). "China's Top Movie Ever is War Epic About U.S. Defeat". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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^Hemenway, Megan (3 September 2023). "Why The Highest-Grossing Non-English Movie Ever Is So Controversial". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024. The film's historical inaccuracies and biased perspective towards the Chinese forces stirred controversy and accusations of propaganda.
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