Battle of Xiangjiang River (2017)

Original title

血战湘江

Directed by

Chen li

Genre

war film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Long March, a division of the Red Army fights a desperate battle to protect the Communist Party leadership as they cross the Xiangjiang River. The soldiers endure heavy losses to break through the enemy blockade.

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What happens

Battle of Xiangjiang River (Chinese: 血战湘江) is a 2017 Chinese war film directed by Chen Li, written by Liu Jianwei, Bai Tiejun and Xiang Xiaomi, and starring Wang Ying, Xu Jian, Dong Yong, Bao Jianfeng, Sun Weimin and Zhang Yishan. The film picks up the story of the 34th division of the Red Army officers and soldiers paid great sacrifice to cover the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party through Xiangjiang River, and successfully broke through the blockade of the Kuomintang, during the early months of the Long March. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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