Devils on the Doorstep (2001) — Top Movie Database

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

October 26, 2001 2h 19m China Drama French More

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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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title：Devils on the Doorstep
status：Released
Release date： 2001
Runtime：2h 19m
Genres： Drama · War ·
Countries of origin： China ·
Original Language： French · Mandarin · Japanese · English ·
Director： Jiang Wen /
Writers： Jiang Wen · Jiang Wen · Haiying Li · Xing Liu · Shi Jianquan · Shu Ping · Shu Ping · You Fengwei · You Fengwei ·
Production companies： Huayi Brothers Advertising · Asian Union Film & Entertainment · Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning · CMC Xiandai Trade Co. · China Film Co-Production Corp. ·
Overview：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?