The Opium War (1997)

Directors

Xie Jin

Cast

Bao Guo'an, Bob Peck, Emma Griffiths Malin, Liankun Lin, Shao Hsin, Sihung Lung, Simon Williams, Su Min

The story

Qing Dynasty official Lin Zexu believes opium is a national scourge and efforts must be made to eradicate it. The British Empire makes a great deal of money shipping it to China and selling it to Chinese drug addicts. When Lin Zexu arrives in Guangdong in 1838, he immediately bans its use and seizes large quantities from the British drug traffickers.

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