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Waves on the South-China Sea (1962)

Waves on the South-China Sea poster
Original title
南海潮
Directed by
Wang Weiyi, Cai Chusheng
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 57m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is a drama set in the 1950s about coastal civilians and military personnel defending against threats from the sea. It focuses on their collective sacrifice and resilience during heightened patriotic campaigns.

historicpatrioticseriousearnestdramaticcontemplativeclassical

What happens

Waves on the South-China Sea (originaltittel: Nan hai chao) er en kinesisk dramafilm fra 1962 regissert av Cai Chusheng og Wang Weiyi. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Hundred Flowers Awards (delt med The Naval Battle of 1894 og After Armistice). Den er også kjent under de engelske titlene The Waves of the Southern Sea og Waves on the Southern Shore. Filmen er i sort-hvitt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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