Devils On The Doorstep
Description
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?
Stars
Jiang Wen, Jiang Hongbo, Teruyuki Kagawa, David Wu, Yuan Ding
Runtime
139 minutes
Release Date
October 26, 2001
Rating
8.2/10 (185 votes)