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Devils on the Doorstep

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Original title

Guizi lai le (Devils on the Doorstep)

Year

2000

Running time

130 min.

Country

China

Director

Jiang Wen

Screenwriter

Jiang Wen, Haiying Li, Xing Liu, Shi Jianquan, Shu Ping. Novel: Fengwei You

Cast

Music

Cui Jian, Haiying Li, Xing Liu

Cinematography

Gu Changwei

Producer

Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co, China Film Group, Huayi Brothers

Genre

Drama. War | China-Japan War (II)

Synopsis

During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?

Rankings Position

#30 Best Chinese Movies of all time

Awards: 2000: Cannes: Grand Jury Prize

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Devils on the Doorstep

2000

Jiang Wen

7.0

(390)