Season 1 • Episode 32
LatestBetween 1921 and 1927, several significant events unfolded: the Communist Party of China held its First National Congress, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party formed their first collaboration, anti-imperialist and patriotic movements erupted, and the First National Revolution ultimately failed.
Acting
Ning Li's Chen Duxiu radiates intellectual arrogance and tragic hubris.
Production
1920s Shanghai recreated with authentic revolutionary fervor and period detail.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released for the Communist Party's centenary, this represents peak 'main melody' propaganda — state-funded history as heroic narrative.
Wang Renjun's fourth portrayal of young Mao; he's practically the official face of revolutionary origin stories now.
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