Devils on the Doorstep

10/26/2001Released

12/18/2002Theatrical (limited)

4/19/2005Physical
DVD

Devils on the Doorstep(2001)

DramaWarRated NR, 139 min.

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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PRODUCTION

OriginChina

Languageszh

CompaniesHuayi Brothers Advertising/Asian Union Film & Entertainment/Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning/CMC Xiandai Trade Co./China Film Co-Production Corp.

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