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A Home Too Far (1990)

A Home Too Far poster
Original title
異域
Directed by
Chu Yen-ping
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 05m
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Chinese soldiers retreats to a remote village on the border of Myanmar and Thailand after losing their homeland. The film follows their struggle to survive and maintain hope in a foreign land.

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What happens

A Home Too Far is a 1990 Taiwanese war drama film directed by Kevin Chu, starring Andy Lau, Tou Chung-hua and Ko Chun-hsiung. The film is based on Bo Yang's novel, The Alien Realm, which is the story of the Republic of China Army's 93rd Division taking refuge in Santikhiri (Mae Salong) on the border between Myanmar and Thailand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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