It was produced by the Xi’an Film Studio (西安电影制片厂) and seeks to be a historically accurate representation of the 1936 Xi'an Incident.
The film was critically acclaimed and won three awards at the 2nd Golden Rooster Awards: Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Sun Feihu for his portrayal of Chiang Kai-shek) and Best Make-up.
[1] Marshal Zhang Xueliang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek's policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rather than fight the Japanese invaders which are occupying Manchuria.
In terms of box office admissions, it was among the highest-grossing films in China, with 450 million tickets sold by 1985.
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