Gezhi Town (2025)

Original title

得闲谨制

Directed by

Kong Sheng

Genre

drama, war

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

15A

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of Chinese soldiers hold a small town during the Battle of West Hubei in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film follows their struggle to defend the position against overwhelming enemy forces.

intensebleakvisceralgrittysomberharrowinghistoricaldeliberate

What happens

Gezhi Town is a 2025 Chinese war drama film directed by Kong Sheng, written by Lan Xiaolong, and produced by Hou Hongliang. The project has been in development for nine years and marks Daylight Entertainment's first venture into the film industry. The film features an ensemble cast led by Xiao Zhan, Peng Yuchang, and Zhou Yiran, with Yang Xinming, Alan Aruna, Gan Yunchen, Zhou Siyu, and Yin Zheng in supporting roles. It is set during the Battle of West Hubei in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film was released in China on December 6, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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