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Roar of the People (1941)

Roar of the People poster
Original title
民族的吼聲
Directed by
Tang Xiaodan
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 57m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, people flee from Mainland China to Hong Kong seeking safety. The film follows their struggle and the tension before the Japanese occupation begins.

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What happens

Roar of the People is a 1941 Hong Kong wartime drama film directed by Tang Xiaodan. The film is set in Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when people fled to Hong Kong from Mainland China. It was released five months before the start of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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