Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-03-14

Languages:

Mandarin, Japanese, English

Countries:

China

Runtime:

139 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (4599 Reviews)

Director:

Wen Jiang

Cast:

Writer:

Wen Jiang (screenplay)

Wen Jiang (story)

Haiying Li

Xing Liu

Jianquan Shi

Ping Shu (screenplay)

Ping Shu (story)

Fengwei You (novel)

Fengwei You (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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?

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