Little Big Soldier (2011)

Original title

大兵小将

Directed by

Ding Sheng

Cast

Xiao Shen Yang, Tang Zeng, Bai Bai He, Xu Lu, Yao Di, Ken Tong, Shang Hong, Wang Wei

Genre

comedy film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 341 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During China's Warring States period, an old foot soldier survives a bloody battle and captures a young general from an enemy state. He decides to bring the general back to his own territory to claim a reward, leading to an uneasy journey across the countryside.

lightheartedbittersweetadventurouswhimsicalslyly humorousaction-packedearthyunderstated

What happens

Little Big Soldier (Chinese: 大兵小将; pinyin: Dà Bīng Xiǎo Jiang, lit. "Big Soldier, Little General") is a 2010 action comedy film directed by Ding Sheng and produced and written by Jackie Chan, also starring Chan and Leehom Wang. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was produced with a budget of US$25 million and filmed between January and April 2009 at locations in Yunnan, China. According to Chan, the film was stuck in development hell for over 20 years. Little Big Soldier takes place during the Warring States period of China. An old foot soldier (Chan) and a young general from a rival state (Wang) are the only survivors of a ruthless battle. The soldier decides to capture the general and bring him back to his own state in exchange for a reward. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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