Underplayed Gems

The Breakthrough (1996)

The Breakthrough poster
Original title
大转折：鏖战鲁西南
Directed by
Wei Lian
Genre
war film, historical film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 20m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Chinese war film from 1996. It shows a historical battle led by Communist generals Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping against Nationalist forces. The movie presents the official Chinese view of the event.

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What happens

The Breakthrough: Battle of Southwest Lu (originaltittel: Da zhuan zhe: Ao zhan lu xi nan) er en kinesisk historisk krigsfilm fra 1996 regissert av Wei Lian. Hovedrollene spilles av Lu Qi (som Deng Xiaoping), Fu Xuecheng (som Liu Bocheng), Sun Feihu (som Chiang Kai-Shek) og Gu Yue (som Mao). Filmen fremstilling av de historiske forholdene regnes for å ligge nær opp til det som var det offisielle kinesisk synet på den tiden filmen ble produsert. Den ble kåret til beste film ved Hundred Flowers Awards (delt med The Days Without Lei Feng, Red River Valley og Da zhuan zhe: Ting jin da bie shan). Den er også kjent under engelske titler som The Breakthrough og Turning Point Fighting Hard in Shan Dong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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