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#873: Devils on the Doorstep

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zpbyuenbjghya6rka5rcqwgkoyb#873 – Devils on the Doorstep, (鬼子来了), 2000, Jiang Wen
China

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?

#883: In the Heat of the Sun

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nu2xxy1b1vthpmhxyuspf7ohqxd#883 – In the Heat of the Sun, (阳光灿烂的日子), 1994, Jiang Wen
ChinaHong Kong

The film is set in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It is told from the perspective of Ma Xiaojun nicknamed Monkey, a teenage boy. Monkey and his friends are free to roam the streets of Beijing day and night because the Cultural Revolution has caused their parents and most adults to be either busy or away. The story revolves around Monkey’s dalliances with his roguish male friends and his subsequent angst-filled crush with Mi Lan.