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The Chinese Widow (2017)

Original title: 烽火芳菲

R · 2017-11-10 · 1h 37m · ZH
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It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

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Bille AugustDirectorGreg LatterWriter

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Liu YifeiLiu YifeiYingEmile HirschEmile HirschJack TurnerFangcong LiFangcong LiNiuniuKevin YanKevin YanKaiYu ShaoqunYu ShaoqunJunVincent RiottaVincent RiottaJimmy DoolittleTsukagoshi HirotakaTsukagoshi HirotakaShimamotoGallen Lo Ka-LeungGallen Lo Ka-LeungCaptain HsuShu YaoxuanShu YaoxuanGong HanlinGong HanlinYing's father-in-lawTiankuo GongTiankuo GongLieutenant SunCary WoodworthCary WoodworthMac

Keywords

SacrificeVillage lifeBarbaric enemy

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · War · RomanceTheme affinitySacrifice · Village Life · Barbaric EnemyMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · RomanceDirector preference213044

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What is The Chinese Widow about?

It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

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The Chinese Widow has a runtime of 97 minutes.

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