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The Eight Hundred

Original title: Ba bai
  • 20202020
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  • 2h 29m
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The Eight Hundred (2020)
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From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, c... Read allFrom the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
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    • Hu Guan
  • Writers
    • Hu Guan(screenplay by)
    • Rui Ge(screenplay by)
    • Kun Hu(associate screenwriter)
  • Stars
    • Zhizhong Huang
    • Junyi Zhang
    • Hao Ou
    • Hu Guan
  • Writers
    • Hu Guan(screenplay by)
    • Rui Ge(screenplay by)
    • Kun Hu(associate screenwriter)
  • Stars
    • Zhizhong Huang
    • Junyi Zhang
    • Hao Ou
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    • 51User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Zhizhong Huang
    Zhizhong Huang
    • Lao Hulu
    Junyi Zhang
    • Xiao Hubei
    Hao Ou
    Hao Ou
    • Duan Wu
    Xiaoguang Hu
    • Hubei Officer
    Wu Jiang
    Wu Jiang
    • Lao Tie
    Yi Zhang
    Yi Zhang
    • Old Abacus
    Qianyuan Wang
    Qianyuan Wang
    • Yang Guai
    Cheng Zhang
    • Lei Xiong
    Siyu Lu
    Siyu Lu
    • Yang Ruifu
    Chun Du
    Chun Du
    • Xie Jinyuan
    Vision Wei
    Vision Wei
    • Zhu Shengzhong
    • (as Chen Wei)
    En Bai
    En Bai
    • Yang Deyu
    Youhao Zhang
    Youhao Zhang
    • Xiao Qiyue
    Lu Cao
    • Jiang Jing
    • (as Noah Lu)
    Yixin Tang
    Yixin Tang
    • Yang Huimin
    Jiuxiao Li
    Jiuxiao Li
    • Dao Zi
    Chen Li
    Chen Li
    • Shandong Soldier
    Yong Hou
    • Professor
      • Hu Guan
    • Writers
      • Hu Guan(screenplay by)
      • Rui Ge(screenplay by)
      • Kun Hu(associate screenwriter)
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    • Trivia
      One line of the film mentioned that the "800" from the 88th division have received German military equipment, it is only a partial information as that division was trained by German military advisers who were helping China's government since 1927.
    • Goofs
      When the journalists are setting-up their cameras in front of the warehouse, several news outlets are being named. One of them is AFP (Agence France-Presse) but the company was only created 7 years later in 1944.
    • Alternate versions
      The original cut set to be premiered in 2019's Shanghai International Film Festival is 160-minutes long. The re-censored version, which got finally released in 2020, is only 147-minute, with many replaced shots and multiple scenes blown-up and cropped.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: Hollywood surrenders to Asian movies, Sorokin's new novel and best role for Khodchenkova (2021)

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    7/10
    A solid war film!
    After enjoying the trailer, and being a fan of Asian cinema, I went to the movies to watch The Eight Hundred.

    As the movie is based on a true story and true events, it was very interesting to see a different kind of war film that's not Hollywood-ised and the great high quality production certainly was impressive.

    The movie is gripping, intense with solid tension building throughout the movie, lots of action guns and bombs with great performances that I believe the actors deserve great credit for.

    The writing and direction by Guan Hu was very impressive with nice stylised cinematography.

    My own dilemmas with the movie was the pacing, story beats and focus on the central story. The movie felt too split everywhere into different perspectives and doesn't focus on a singular character or group to follow the story properly.

    There was no clear goal or focus for us as the audience to keep an emotional core building. The essence of Chinese patriotism is the front runner story but I felt it took away from my attachment to following a core protagonist/s with their story instead of the theme or essence of patriotism.

    There's lots of invasion attempts and warfare action with some heartfelt emotional scenes, but not a clear storyline direction that makes it understandable to follow.

    Make sure to give this movie a go, it's definitely an experience!
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    • In the movie there is a reference to an ancient warrior on a white horse against an army. Which legend is this?

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 2020 (United States)
      • China
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      • Huayi Tencent Entertainment
      • Koch Media (Germany)
      • Chinese
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shanghai, China
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment
      • Huayi Brothers Media
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    • 2 hours 29 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital

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