Back to 1942 (2012)
Original title: 一九四二
History should never be forgotten
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
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Zhang GuoliFan Dianyuan
Mo ZhangShuan Zhu
Xu FanHua Zhi
Wang ZiwenXing Xing
Feng YuanzhengXia Lu
Chen DaomingJiang Jiedan
Li QianMaster Fan's Daughter-in-Law
Adrien BrodyTheodore Harold White
Zhang HanyuAn Ximan
Li XuejianLi Peiji
Tim RobbinsBishop Megan
Zhao YiMaster Fan's SonKeywords
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In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
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