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Devils on the Doorstep
“Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.”
8.2 / 10• 2001• 2h 19m•NR• Chinese
DramaWar
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Jiang Wen
Ma Dasan
Lead
Jiang Hongbo
Yu'er
Teruyuki Kagawa
Kosaburo Hanaya
David Wu
Major Gao
Yuan Ding
Dong Hanchen
Cong Zhijun
Grandfather
Li Congxi
Liu Wang
Li Haibin
Me
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jiang Wen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Devils on the Doorstep is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
