Director Feng Xiaogang captures the epic scale of the exodus as well as the often-harrowing details, yet emotional connection proves more elusive.
Back to 1942(一九四二)
China · 2012
2h 25m
Director Feng Xiaogang
Starring Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan, Mo Zhang, Zhang Hanyu
Genre War, Drama
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In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine 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.
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