Devils on the Doorstep

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IMDB (8,834 votes)

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Play Time: 139 mins
Drama, War
Devils on the Doorstep

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?

Original Title:鬼子来了
Status: Released (2001-10-26)
Awards:7 wins & 3 nominations
BoxOffice:$18,944
Screen:Wen Jiang, Haiying Li, Xing Liu
Productions: Huayi Brothers Advertising, Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, CMC Xiandai Trade Co., China Film Co-Production Corp.
Production Countries: China
Spoken Languages: Français, 普通话, 日本語, English
Devils on the Doorstep
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A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message.

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