Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
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The protagonists are mainly Huirong, Zhaobai, and Jikan, who have studied business management in the USA and have returned to their hometown, Shanghai. Huirong and Zhaobai are engaged, and although three of them are close friends, problems arise when they find out that their opinions clash on the matter of what the objective for building a new China should be and what direction it should take.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1998-01-01
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Peng Xiaolian
Writer: Peng Xiaolian, Zhang Jianya, Zhenxia Bian
Spoken language: 普通话
Genres: Drama, History
Original title: Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Production Companies: Shanghai Film Studio
Production Countries: China
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