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In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
While most war epics focus on the front lines, this harrowing drama turns its lens toward the silent, starving devastation of a domestic famine. The scale of human suffering feels uncomfortably intimate through its focus on survival amidst environmental collapse and social chaos.
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Feng Xiaogang
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Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan, Zhang Mo, Zhang Hanyu, Chen Daoming, Adrien Brody, Tim Robbins, Wang Ziwen, Fan Wei, Feng Yuanzheng
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6.7/10
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Director
Feng Xiaogang
Cast
Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan, Zhang Mo, Zhang Hanyu, Chen Daoming, Adrien Brody, Tim Robbins, Wang Ziwen, Fan Wei, Feng Yuanzheng
2 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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