The Opium War (鸦片战争) is a 1997 Chinese historical epic film directed by Xie Jin. The winner of the 1997 Golden Rooster and 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably Cannes and Montreal. The film tells the story of the First Opium War of 1839–1842, which was fought between the Qing Empire of China and the British Empire, from the perspectives of key figures such as the Chinese viceroy Lin Zexu and the British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
The Opium War (1997)
Directed by Jin Xie
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British Empire, First Opium War, War Drama
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Narrative Location: Qing dynasty
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Alternate Titles
A Guerra do Ópio
PT
A-hen senso
JP
Der Opiumkrieg
DE
Guerra do Ópio
BR
La Guerra Del Opio
ES
La guerre de l'opium
FR
O polemos tou opiou
GR
Oopium sota
FI
Ópiumháború
HU
The Opium War
, NO, US
The Opium War Chronicle
US
Wojna opiumowa
PL
Ya pian zhan zheng
EC
Yapian zhanzheng
, CN
Опиумная война
RU
鴉片戰爭
CN
鸦片战争
CN