Movie · drama, romance
The Chinese Widow
烽火芳菲
2017 · 1h 37m · R
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What is it about? The Chinese Widow
It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.
Genres: drama, romance, history, war. Themes: sacrifice, village life, world war ii, barbaric enemy.
Cast and crew The Chinese Widow
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Creators
- Directed byBille August
- ScreenplayGreg Latter
- CinematographyFilip Zumbrunn
- EditingGerd Tjur
Full cast and crew15 cast members, 10 crew
Cast:
- Liu Yifei · Ying
- Emile Hirsch · Jack Turner
- Fangcong Li · Niuniu
- Kevin Yan Yikuan · Kai
- Yu Shaoqun · Jun
- Vincent Riotta · Jimmy Doolittle
- Tsukagoshi Hirotaka · Shimamoto
- Gallen Law Ka-leung · Captain Hsu
- Shu Yaoxuan
- Gong Hanlin · Ying's father-in-law
- Tiankuo Gong · Lieutenant Sun
- Cary Woodworth · Mac
- Lambert Houston · Sam
- Vivian Wu · Nunu
- Xie Fang · Li
Crew:
- Peng Sun · Producer
- Catharin Lin · Executive Producer
- Filip Zumbrunn · Director of Photography
- Gerd Tjur · Editor
- Hairong Ji · Executive Producer
- Bille August · Director
- Greg Latter · Writer
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Details The Chinese Widow
- Premiere
- June 17, 2017, China
- First theatrical release
- November 10, 2017
- Release in the US
- November 14, 2018
- Country
- China
- Original language
- Chinese
- Original title
- 烽火芳菲
- Rating
- R
- Studio
- ROC Pictures
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Chinese Widow?
1h 37m (97 minutes).
Who’s in The Chinese Widow?
Liu Yifei, Emile Hirsch, Fangcong Li, Kevin Yan Yikuan, Yu Shaoqun, Vincent Riotta, Tsukagoshi Hirotaka, Gallen Law Ka-leung, Shu Yaoxuan, and Gong Hanlin. Directed by Bille August.
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