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The Bombing (2016)

The Bombing poster
Original title
Air Strike
Directed by
Xiao Feng
Genre
war film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h
Rated
R
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 289 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a Chinese war drama about the Japanese bombings of Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It follows a group of Chinese soldiers and civilians trying to survive the aerial attacks.

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What happens

Air Strike (Chinese: 大轰炸) also known as The Bombing or Unbreakable Spirit is a Chinese action war-drama film directed by Xiao Feng about the Japanese bombings of Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film stars Liu Ye, Bruce Willis, Song Seung-heon and William Chan, with special appearances by Nicholas Tse, Tenma Shibuya, Adrien Brody, Simon Yam, Fan Bingbing and many others. Mel Gibson and Vilmos Zsigmond acted as production consultants on the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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