Revival ready for release with leaner cast

Huang Jianxin, co-director of Beginning of the Great Revival, a film to mark the 90th birth anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), says he feels sorry for those, including actress Tang Wei, whose scenes have been cut.

He told a news conference on June 8 that the film would have been too long for theatrical releases if all the scenes had been kept.

He confirms that Tang is one of the 10 actors whose scenes have been cut. The film has a final all-star cast of 108.