
Shown: January 15, 2014 at 6pm
Director : Feng Xiaogang
Country : China
Release Date : 2007
Duration : 124 mins
Language : Mandarin
Subtitles : Yes
WINNER : BEST FILM AT 2009 GOLDEN ROOSTER AWARDS
A veteran of China’s Civil War rails against modern bureaucracy in hopes of finally receiving recognition for his bravery and to honour the memory of his fallen comrades. Winner of the 2008 Hundred Flowers Awards and the 2009 Golden Rooster Awards for Best Film.
“This is a film that eschews triumphalism and the customary patriotic rhetoric. Its subject is friendship, respect for individuals and the quest for justice and historic truth.” (Philip French – The Observer)