Devils on the Doorstep
Devils on the Doorstep

Devils on the Doorstep

8.2

20012h 19min

Director: Jiang Wen

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?

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Style

Bleakness
82%
Darkness
78%
Tension
74%