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The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, often regarded as China’s top film gala, kicked off on Tuesday in the city of Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province, with foreign films joining the race for the first time. Five foreign films will compete for the best international film of the China Golden Rooster Awards, including the psychological drama film “The Father” featuring Anthony Hopkins and war drama film “Persischstunden (Persian Lessons),” a joint production of Russia, Germany and Belarus.
The event, which runs through December 30, will see nominees compete in 20 award categories for the 34th China Golden Rooster Awards. The shortlist of 41 films selected from 185 entries includes the “Cliff Walkers,” a spy thriller directed by renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou. Set in the 1930s, it tells the story of four special agents of the Communist Party of China carrying out a secret mission against the enemy in the northeast China’s Harbin City.