Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep 2001

鬼子来了

★ 8.2TMDB 2h 19min Director: Jiang Wen

DramaWar

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Jiang Wen
Writers
Jiang Wen, Haiying Li, Shi Jianquan, Shu Ping, You Fengwei
Producers
Jiang Wen, Liu Xiaodian, Liu Xiangdong
Executive Producers
Dong Ping, Zheng Quangang
Cinematography
Gu Changwei
Editing
Folmer Wiesinger, Yifan Zhang
Composer
Cui Jian, Haiying Li, Xing Liu
Production Design
Shi Jianquan, Shiyun Tang

Details

Release date
Oct 26, 2001
Runtime
139 min
Status
Released
Revenue
$20,000
Studios
Huayi Brothers Advertising, Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co., China Film Co-Production
Country
China
Language
French, Mandarin, Japanese, English

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