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Shangrao Concentration Camp (1951)

Shangrao Concentration Camp poster
Original title
上饶集中营
Directed by
Sha Meng
Genre
historical film, war drama
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 26m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the Chinese Civil War, two communist women are held in a nationalist-run concentration camp. The guards brutally interrogate them to reveal their leaders and hideouts. The story is based on the screenwriter's own experience in the camp.

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What happens

Shangrao Concentration Camp (originaltittel: Shangrao ji zhong ying) er et kinesisk krigsdrama fra 1951 regissert av Sha Meng. Filmen handler om om to kvinner fra den kommunistiske siden som sitter i en fangeleir drevet av nasjonalistene. Der opplever de brutal behandling av fangevoktere som forsøker å tvinge dem til å røpe identiteten til deres ledere og deres lokasjon. Handlingen er for en stor del basert på manusforfatterens egne opplevelser mens han satt i Shangrao konsentrasjonsleir. Filmen ble en stor publikumssuksess i Kina. Den ble tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved den første Huabiao Awards i 1957 (delt med flere filmer). Filmen er i sort-hvitt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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