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Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 26, 2001

Runtime

2h 19m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

82%

Original Title

鬼子来了

Production Companies

Huayi Brothers Advertising, Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co., China Film Co-Production Corp.

Director

Jiang Wen

Description

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?