Devils on the Doorstep ·鬼子来了

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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Drama
War
Release Date

Oct 26, 2001

Duration: 2h 19 min

Popularity: 1.9981
169 votes
Directed by

Jiang Wen

Written by

Jiang WenShu Ping

Screenplay by

Jiang WenShu PingYou Fengwei

Productions

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

Budget

Revenue: NA

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