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The Founding of a Republic

2009 · 138 min · Director: Jianxin Huang, Sanping Han, Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping ★ IMDb 4.9 · 4,085 ratings

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Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

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The Founding of a Republic (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 35%, Hope 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Hope, Empathy. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Hope and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Hope
  • Inspiration
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Hope
Inspiration
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHopeInspirationTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope41 %33 %12 %36 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Tension48 %31 %14 %45 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension50 %26 %18 %48 %
17.5 %≈ 24′Tension44 %25 %20 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 31′Hope44 %20 %15 %39 %
27.5 %≈ 38′Tension53 %20 %14 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 45′Hope52 %24 %15 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 52′Sadness52 %20 %15 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 59′Sadness54 %19 %18 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 66′Tension49 %27 %15 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 72′Hope45 %35 %13 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 79′Hope49 %41 %22 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 86′Relief54 %40 %30 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 93′Tension55 %25 %20 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 100′Tension58 %19 %18 %54 %
77.5 %≈ 107′Hope52 %30 %28 %42 %
82.5 %≈ 114′Sadness50 %40 %37 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 121′Hope62 %54 %55 %19 %
92.5 %≈ 128′Inspiration73 %63 %70 %29 %
97.5 %≈ 135′Inspiration77 %64 %73 %40 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

GT
Guoqiang Tang

TG
Tang Guoqiang

Mao Zedong

GZ
Guoli Zhang

LJ
Liu Jin

Zhou Enlai

QX
Qing Xu

WW
Wang Wufu

Zhu De

LS
Liu Sha

Liu Shaoqi

ZG
Zhang Guoli

Chiang Kai-shek

Andy Lau

Yu Jishi

Donnie Yen

Tian Han

XQ
Xu Qing

Soong Ching-ling

Jackie Chan

Reporter

CK
Chen Kun

Chiang Ching-kuo

WJ
Wang Jian

Ren Bishi

JX
Jin Xin

Li Jishen

Jet Li

Chen Shaokuan

WB
Wang Bing

Zhang Lan

VW
Vivian Wu

Song Meiling

WX
Wang Xueqi

Li Zongren

YX
Yang Xiaodan

Zhang Zhizhong

DF
Donald Freeman

Hurley

LQ
Li Qiang

Chen Cheng

Hu Jun

Gu Zhutong

Details

Directed by
Jianxin Huang, Sanping Han, Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping
Written by
Baoguang Chen, Xingdong Wang, Chen Bao-Guang, Wang Xing-Dong
Type
Movies
Released
2009
Runtime
138 min
Country
China, United States, Hong Kong
Genres
Drama, History, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 4,085 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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