A movie about an underground Chinese communist will be released on Saturday to mark the 85th birthday anniversary of the Communist Part of China (CPC).

The movie, titled "Red Manzhouli," tells the story of an underground CPC member and his family who escort a CPC delegate attending the party congress to Moscow from Manzhouli, an area controlled by the in-power Kuomintang Party (KMT) in 1928.

Director Ning Cai said he avoided highlighting "perfect" CPC leaders and purposely focused on a common party member who is even a bit cowish.

"I intend to arouse the audience's respect and appreciation of those who were in pursuit of faith and truth with their heart and life," he said.

The CPC, considered to be founded in Shanghai in July 1, seized power in China in 1949 by defeating the KMT after decades of feud and wars.

"Red Manzhouli," produced by the Inner Mongolia Film Studio, is among 26 domestic-made films released in China between June 20 and July 10 to commemorate the anniversary.

The showings are initiated by the Chinese Film Circulation and Projection Association, China Film Producers' Association and the City Cinema Association of China, and supported by the the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT).

These movies are playing at urban cinema chains, schools, government organizations, factories and in the rural regions across the country and box offices will be guaranteed by the official watchdog SARFT, which requires theaters across the country to allocate time spaces and organizes officials, students and soldiers to watch.

Source: Xinhua