Jiang Jie (2002): cast, story & where to watch
2002 · Film
Released in 2002, Jiang Jie is a notable film directed by Zhang Yuan, running about 125 minutes.
What it’s about. Jiang Jie is famous throughout China: the “Chinese Joan of Arc,” in the words of director Zhang Yuan, a communist heroine executed by the Kuomintang in 1949, on the eve of the revolution. Zhang Yuan’s film, a passionately engaged tribute to the 1964 “revolutionary opera” based on Jiang Jie’s life, follows the original closely...The Revolutionary melodrama plot, not that different from Verdi’s 19th century versions, has of course a completely different resonance today. The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) enshrined this kind of “revolutionary opera” — based on traditional Beijing opera, but with substantial stylistic and formal revisions — as the epitome of Maoist propaganda art. In the past ten years, Chinese and Western experts have begun to re-evaluate the art behind the propaganda, to find creativity, and even shocking beauty under the layers of kitsch and repellent politics the works have sometimes embodied. —Shelly Kraicer
Who’s in it. Jiang Jie stars Zhang Huoding as Jiang Jie.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jiang Jie page.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Jiang Jie (2002)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for Jiang Jie change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Who stars in Jiang Jie?
- Jiang Jie stars Zhang Huoding.
- When was Jiang Jie released?
- Jiang Jie was released in 2002, with a runtime of about 125 minutes.