Underplayed Gems

The Lu Gou Qiao Incident (1995)

The Lu Gou Qiao Incident poster
Original title
七七事变
Directed by
Li Qiankuan, Xiao Guiyun
Genre
war drama, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 20m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film depicts the Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 1937, which triggered the Japanese invasion of China. It follows Chinese soldiers and civilians in the events leading up to war.

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What happens

The Lu Gou Qiao Incident (originaltittel: Qi qi shi bian) er et kinesisk krigsdrama fra 1995 regissert av Li Qian-Kuan og Xiao Gui-Yun. Filmen er en skildring av Hendelsen ved Marco Polo-broen, som var foranledningen til den Japanske invasjonen av Kina i 1937. Noen av de ledende rollene spilles av Du Zhiguo, Li Fazheng, Song Yang og Wu Gui-Ling. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Hundred Flowers Awards (delt med Red Cherry og The Strangers in Beijing) og tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (sammen med flere filmer). Filmen er også kjent under engelske titler som The Lu Gou Bridge Incident og The July 7th Incident. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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