Zheng junli and yapian zhanzheng the opium war, 1997, dir. How britain went to war with china over opium the new. The annexation of hong kong to the british empire was one of the main consequences of the war depicted in the film. This was all done with the full blessing of the british government. In june, 16 british warships arrived in hong kong and sailed northward to the mouth of the. The opium war 1997 an attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are dumped into the sea. A second opium war culminated in 1860 with the looting and burning of the imperial pleasure grounds, the. Its impossible to account for the suppression on the mere basis of the movie itself. Very decent dramatized historical movie about the first opium war 18391842. Their victory opened up the lucrative china trade to british merchants. How britain went to war with china over opium the new york. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview. Evidently the first communist chinese dramatic feature to receive regular arthouse distribution in this.
The treaty of wangxia wanghsia was the first formal treaty signed between the united states and china in 1844. Xie jin has been called the chinese spielberg, and his epic has the look and texture of an indiana jones movie though apparently the. The opium war lost in compensation l history of china duration. Sep 10, 2011 thus began the first opium war, a series of unequal military encounters lasting until 1842. Opium war doesnt really have much of a plot and its story points are left deliberately vague. The opium war yapian zhanzheng, directed by 74yearold chinese director xie jin, was released in beijing on july 1, 1997, set to coincide with the transfer of hong kong from britain back to china. With guoan bao, liankun lin, sihung lung, debra beaumont. Professor zheng yangwen tells michael about the impact of the opium trade in china. The opium wars in the mid19th century were a critical juncture in modern chinese history. Hooked illegal drugs history channel documentary about opium, morphine, and heroin part 2 duration. A second opium war culminated in 1860 with the looting and. Overview of opium war, the, 1997, directed by xie jin, with jiang hua, ko hsiangting, carrick hagon, at turner classic movies. Amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of its type without moving any mountains. In the second opium war, from 1856 to 1860, a weakened china fought both great britain and france.
Lavinias reich 8,753 viewsfirst opium war wikipedia. Jul 03, 2018 the war is often seen as having been inevitable. George raft akim tamiroff marie windsor full length war movie english duration. 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 18391842, which was. Best stars player are peter bussian,joe suba,fawad samani,marina golbahari,jawanmard paiez. Two american soldiers crash their helicopter in the afghan desert and find themselves at the mercy of the natural elements and an eclectic family of afghan opium farmers. Diyici yapian zhanzheng, also known as the opium war or the anglochinese war, was a series of military engagements fought between britain and the qing dynasty of china. The east india company steamship nemesis right background destroying chinese war junks during the second battle of chuenpi. The opium war is a 1943 blackandwhite japanese film directed by masahiro makino. But viewed through the lens of its own era, the conflict is deeply counterintuitive, stephen r. Historical drama starting in 1839 in guangzhou where british merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the empire.
It served as an american counterpart to the anglochinese treaty of nanjing that ended the first opium war in 1842. If this had been a movie then he would have stood up in the house of. Thousands of young people are dying from using drugs in kachin state, myanmar. One particularly important document which led to the opium war and. Sep 23, 2012 the opium war lost in compensation l history of china duration.
Review of opium war 2008 by stephanie zacharek for salon. In february 1840 the british government decided to launch a military expedition, and elliot and his cousin, george later sir george elliot, were appointed joint plenipotentiaries to china though the latter, in poor health, resigned in november. The winner of the 1997 golden rooster and 1998 hundred flowers awards. After three full nights of debate, with impassioned speeches that in. There would be tragic consequences for china in the first opium war. The opium war lost in compensation l history of china. After the burning of 20000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned. The opium war, now at the kb janus, turns out to be a relic as well as curiosity. The film tells the story of the first opium war of 18391842, which was fought between the qing empire of china and the british. Opium war 2008 siddiq barmak synopsis, characteristics. Opium wars definition and meaning collins english dictionary. China the first opium war and its aftermath britannica.
Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112 the first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by britain and france against chi. The opium war 1997 cast and crew an attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are dumped into the sea. Thus began the first opium war, a series of unequal military encounters lasting until 1842. Hurtgen forest and the end of world war ii free full dw documentary duration. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the british commercial attache who had. The opium war ya1 pian4 zhan4 zheng1 1997 chinese movie database.
The first opium war was fought between china and great britain from 1839 to 1942. That liberation was in part celebrated by telling a story of the opium war, through film. History, politics and propaganda historians of modern china may debate many things, but few will question the significance of the opium war 1839. Britain and france waged a second opium war against china from 1856 to 1860. The basic situation is a classic clash of cultures set up.
In china, letting a hundred films wither the new york times. Jun 14, 20 watch opium war 2008 movie streaming online for free opium war 2008 have rating 0%, duration of this movie is 93 minute. When the government is not doing enough to crack down drugs problem, the civilians formed the antidrugs organization called pat jasan which means stop and clean the drugs in local kachin language, to eradicate drugs. Story of china the opium trade in china episode 5 pbs. As a result of the war, britain won trade rights, access to five treaty ports, and hong kong. Jan 29, 2019 the first opium war was fought from march 18, 1839, to august 29, 1842, and was also known as the first anglochinese war. Between 1839 and 1842, british forces fought a war on behalf of drug traffickers. A clash between pa jasan grups and drugs lords occurred.