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Shanghai International Film Festival to Kick Off With Propaganda Film ‘1921’

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Rebecca Davis editorThe Shanghai International Film Festival (SHIFF) will kick off this year with the Chinese propaganda film “1921” as its opening night gala, the event announced late Tuesday evening local time with just three days to go before the premiere.This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of China’s ruling Communist Party on July 1, a key political date that for the past year already has sent censors into high alert and film companies scrambling to develop content lauding the Party’s history and achievements.SHIFF’s 24th annual iteration takes place just before the anniversary itself, running from June 11-20.Its opening night will be used to showcase the star-studded, Tencent Pictures-backed retelling of the Party’s.

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