Surprise Attack - Tunnel Warfare
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During World War II, Japanese forces sweep the North China Plain. A young student from Beiping arrives at a village to help Chinese partisans. He uses his knowledge to improve their tunnel systems for ambushes and hiding. They fight several battles and ultimately destroy an enemy tower.
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What happens
Surprise Attack – Tunnel Warfare (Chinese: 奇袭·地道战) is a 2020 film released online in China about a fictional story based upon the actual history of tunnel warfare that was used by Chinese partisans against Japanese occupational soldiers in World War 2. Japanese forces are doing sweeps of the North China Plain during World War II. A young student from Beiping named Ye Cheng comes to a village to help the communist partisans fighting against the Japanese. Using his knowledge, he helps perfect and improve their tunnel systems which they are using to hide from and ambush the Japanese when they come to the village. They fight several battles with the Japanese, and in the final battle, they succeed in destroying a tower the enemy was using. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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