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Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

8.2 Rating
139 min 2001

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?

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Status

Released

Budget

Unknown

Revenue

Unknown

Original Language

ZH

Production Companies

Huayi Brothers AdvertisingAsian Union Film & EntertainmentBeijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning

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