Devils on the Doorstep
2000 · 139 min · Director: Wen Jiang, Jiang Wen
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In a small village near the Great Wall, against the backdrop of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the ordinary lives of its inhabitants are about to change drastically when two prisoners are dumped into the house of the unsuspecting peasant, Ma Dasan. But, as if that weren't enough, while entrusted with keeping a belligerent Japanese sergeant and a servile Chinese interpreter until the eve of the Chinese New Year, Ma Dasan and the rest of the community will find themselves trapped in a dangerous cul-de-sac. And, as the weeks turn into months, the villagers will have to make a terrible decision. Is anyone safe when there are devils on the doorstep?
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Devils on the Doorstep (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Comedy, Drama, War. AI estimate.
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Cast
Yu'er
Major Gao
Dong Hanchen
Grandfather
Liu Wang
Me
Qiye
Er Bozi
Aunt
Koji Nonomura
Lone-Stroke Liu
Telephone Line Layers
Telephone Line Layers
Liu Wang's Father
Little Thresher Yu'er's son
De'rtou
De'rtou's Father
Details
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Country
- China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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