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Back to 1942

2012-11-01 · 145 min · ★ 6.7

War · Drama

In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.

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Directors
Feng Xiaogang
Production companies
JCE Movies, Chongoing Film Group, Bon Voyage Film Studio, Shanghai Media Group 上海文化广播影视集团 (SMG), Zhejiang Film & Television, Hunan Broadcasting System, Anhui Broadcasting Corp., Beijing TV Station, Huayi Brothers Pictures, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Media Asia Film Production, China Film Group Corporation
Countries
China, Hong Kong
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 311

Top Cast

Zhang GuoliZhang GuoliFan Dianyuan
Xu FanXu FanHua Zhi
Zhang MoZhang MoShuan Zhu
Zhang HanyuZhang HanyuAn Ximan
Chen DaomingChen DaomingJiang Jieshi
Adrien BrodyAdrien BrodyTheodore Harold White
Tim RobbinsTim RobbinsBishop Megan
Wang ZiwenWang ZiwenXing Xing
Fan WeiFan WeiLao Ma
Feng YuanzhengFeng YuanzhengXia Lu
Alec Su You-pengAlec Su You-pengSong Ziwen
Li XuejianLi XuejianLi Peiji
Lü ZhongLü ZhongZhang Fang's Mother
Qiao ZhenyuQiao ZhenyuSecretary Han
Ke LanKe LanSong Meiling
Li QianLi QianMaster Fan's Daughter-in-Law
Zhao YiZhao YiMaster Fan's Son
Alfred HsingAlfred HsingRefugee
Zhang ShaohuaZhang ShaohuaXia Lu's Mother
Duan YihongDuan YihongChen Bulei

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