Guizi lai le

Mar 14 2001 N/A 2h 19m
Comedy, Drama, War

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?

Plot

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?

Written by

Wen Jiang, Haiying Li, Xing Liu

Directed by

Wen Jiang

Cast

Wen Jiang, Kenya Sawada, Hongbo Jiang

Crew

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Production Countries

China

Production Companies

China Film Co-Production Corporation, CMC Xiandai Trade Co., Beijing Zhongbo-Times Film Planning, Asian Union Film & Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Advertising

Languages

Français, English

Awards

7 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
9,312
Average Rating
8.2 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA