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PositionMovies - Beginning of the Great Revival - Brief article

While Americans watched box-office extravaganzas like Transformers and Harry Potter this summer, millions of Chinese headed to the multiplex to see Beginning of the Great Revival-whether they wanted to or not. The Chinese government "encouraged" its citizens to attend this propaganda film that commemorates the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party. Even with Communist China's founder, Mao Zedong, in a starring role, the film got scathing reviews, which were...

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