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Code Name Flash (1987)

Code Name Flash poster
Original title
闪电行动
Directed by
Zhu Yan, Leung Chi-Keung
Genre
action film, war film
Country
Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 32m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Chinese and Vietnamese soldiers clash along the border in the late 1970s. The film shows protests against the unpopular war and follows a soldier played by Do Jan-Ching.

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What happens

Code Name Flash (originaltittel: Shan dian xing dong) er en hongkong-kinesisk action-krigsfilm fra 1987 regissert av Leung Chi-Keung og Zhu Yan. Filmen er en dramatisert skildring av grensekonflikten mellom Kina og Vietnam i slutten av 1970-årene. Krigen er svært upopulær i Kina og mange protesterer mot at kinesiske soldater tvinges til å kjempe mot vietnamesiske soldater. En ledende rolle spilles av Do Jan-Ching. Den ble tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (delt med flere filmer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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