Devils on the Doorstep
(2001)
★ 8.2 IMDb · 195 votes
Year: 2001
Runtime: 139 мин
Country: China
Director: Цзян Вэнь
Cast: Цзян Вэнь, Цзян Хун Бо, Тэруюки Кагава, 吳大維, Ding Yuan, Cong Zhijun, Li Congxi, 李海滨, 澤田拳也, Chen Shu
Plot
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?