Devils on the Doorstep
2001-10-26
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2h 19m
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NR
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Drama
War
User Score
188 votes
"Comedy to carnage, in one remote village."
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?
Jiang Wen
Director
You Fengwei
Writer
