First Corruption in New China/新中国第一大案

The movie was based on the true history: the first high-level anti-corruption case (Liu Qingshan, Zhang Zishan) since 1949 in Mainland China, and this movie was made to warn the present officials or official candidates. However, in fact, the warning may be no effective unless the political institution transformed. When we explored the history of that era, we found that it was true that Liu, Qingshan and Zhang, Zishan corrupted, but they did not have to be killed; the real reason of their killing kept mysterious and not known.

本片所反映的内容是大陆自1949年以后所曝光的第一宗高层（刘青山、张子善）反腐案件，拍成电影，警示后人。但实际上，倘若政治制度不变，未必有多大的警醒的作用。而当我们检视当年的历史的时候，会发现固然刘青山、张子善这样的腐败当事人有腐败之处，但也并非非杀不可，个中内幕，不得而知。