New Heroes and Heroines
(1951)
Year: 1951
Runtime: 144 мин
Director: Lü Ban, Shi Dongshan
Cast: Xin Jin, Xiangli Yao, Zhenhe Yan, Ying Zhao, Tian Xie, Jian Li, Ziyue Zhao, Zongxiang Guan, 黄素影, Yuntai Guo
Plot
During the early War of Resistance Against Japan in Baiyangdian, Hebei, the Yanling Squad, led by Communist Party member Hei Lao Cai, conducted effective guerrilla warfare. Yang Xiaomei, fleeing abuse from her husband Zhang Jinlong, joined the squad and developed feelings for farmer Niu Dashi. Zhang Jinlong, unable to change, defected to the Japanese. As Japanese sweep operations intensified, Xiaomei, Dashi, and Zhang Jinlong faced different paths in the conflict.