Devils on the Doorstep

2h 19m 2001 Drama, War China

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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?

Director

Jiang Wen

Writer

Jiang Wen, Jiang Wen, Haiying Li, Xing Liu, Shi Jianquan, Shu Ping, Shu Ping, You Fengwei

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