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The Chinese Widow (2017)

The Chinese Widow poster
Original title
烽火芳菲
Directed by
Bille August
Genre
war film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 224 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During World War II, a Chinese widow hides an American pilot who survived a crash in her village. She risks her life and her family's safety to protect him from Japanese forces.

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What happens

The Chinese Widow (Chinese: 烽火芳菲), also known as In Harm's Way and The Hidden Soldier, is a 2017 Chinese war drama film directed by Danish director Bille August, starring Liu Yifei and Emile Hirsch. The film premiered at the 2017 Shanghai International Film Festival as the opening film and was released on 10 November 2017 in mainland China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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