Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.
Direction
Feng Xiaogang pivots from commercial hits to devastating prestige.
Cinematography
Desaturated palette makes blood feel like historical stain.
Acting
Zhang Hanyu's hollow eyes carry forty-seven graves.
Director
Feng Xiaogang
Zhang Hanyu
Capt. Gu Zidi
Deng Chao
Col. Zhao Erdou
Yuan Wenkang
Political Officer Wang Jincun
Tang Yan
Sun Guiqin
Liao Fan
Jiao Dapeng
Wang Baoqiang
Sniper Jiang Maocai
Hu Jun
Col. Liu Zeshui
Ren Quan
Political Officer
Hu Ming
Liangzi
Li Naiwen
Demolition Lu Kuanggou
Fu Heng
Machine Gunner Luo Guangtian
Wu Hongwu
Gong Liangguo
Ye Peng
Lieutnant
Jerry Lee
Secretary Liu
Luo Haiqiong
Doctor Zhang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned from some PRC film festivals for depicting Nationalist soldiers as human beings, not caricatures.
The missing 47 soldiers were based on real unidentified casualties from Huaihai Campaign—Feng spent years locating descendants for the premiere.
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HK
