Devils on the Doorstep (2001)
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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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Cultural MisunderstandingsAccommodation StrugglesMoral DilemmasEscaping CaptivityHostage SituationCulture ClashUnwanted GuestsInterrogation ScenesUnexpected Visitors
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Directed by: Jiang Wen, Gu Changwei, Haiying Li
Written by: Haiying Li, Xing Liu, Shi Jianquan
Produced by: Dong Ping, Jiang Wen, Liu Xiaodian
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