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Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

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2h 19min
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Synopsis:
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and banned in its native country, Jiang Wen’s ravishingly photographed anti-war epic is set in 1945 in a Japanese-occupied rural Chinese village. Wen stars as Ma Dasan, a peasant, who, one night at gunpoint, is compelled to shelter two prisoners. One is a captured Japanese soldier who wants to be killed, the other his Chinese interpreter, who wants to stay alive. As the days turn into months, Dasan and his fellow villagers keep their unwanted guests hidden from the Japanese forces, while deciding whether or not to execute their captives.
The film's rich, bold cinematography is matched only by its approach to the subject matter, which, in turn, attracted the unwanted attention of the Chinese censors who ultimately banned it from Chinese screens.
Actors:
, , , , Ding Yuan, , Zi Xi, , Weidong Cai, Lianmei Chen, Yoshimoto Miyaji, ,
Directors:
Writers:
Wen Jiang, Haiying Li
Others:
Jiang Wen
Aka:
Guizi Lai Le
Genres:
Comedy
Countries:
China
Awards:

2000 Cannes Grand Prize

BBFC:
Release Date:
Not released
Run Time:
139 minutes
Languages:
Mandarin
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour and B & W

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