Status: Released
Runtime: 153
Release Date: 09/06/1997
Origin Language: zh
Origin Country: CN
Languages: GermanMandarinEnglish
Production: Emei Film StudioAraba FilmsDanehip EntertainmentUnited International Film Group
Countries: SpainUnited KingdomChina
Budget: 15000000
Revenue: 0 (-15000000)
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.