The Eight Hundred (2020)

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.

Director:

Hu Guan

Writers:

Hu Guan (screenplay by), Rui Ge (screenplay by)

Stars:

Zhi-zhong Huang, Zhang Junyi, Hao Ou

16 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zhi-zhong Huang	...	Lao Hulu (as Zhizhong Huang)
Zhang Junyi	...	Xiao Hubei
Hao Ou	...	Duan Wu
Xiaoguang Hu	...	Hubei Officer
Wu Jiang	...	Lao Tie
Yi Zhang	...	Old Abacus
Qianyuan Wang	...	Yang Guai
Cheng Zhang	...	Lei Xiong
Siyu Lu	...	Yang Ruifu
Chun Du	...	Xie Jinyuan
Vision Wei	...	Zhu Shengzhong (as Chen Wei)
En Bai	...	Yang Deyu
Youhao Zhang	...	Xiao Qiyue
Lu Cao	...	Jiang Jing
Yixin Tang	...	Yang Huimin

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

china | chinese history | shanghai china | chinese soldier | japanese soldier | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

With its $461 million gross this was the top-grossing film of 2020 at the global box office, becoming the first non-Hollywood, non-English language film to top the annual worldwide list. This film also marked the first time China surpassed the United States as the world's largest box office market. However, much of this success is largely attributed to the global COVID-19 pandemic resulting in most Hollywood films having their releases postponed.

User Reviews

If you don't like foreign ruling you will like it.

Not all people like this movie coz this movie is quite nationlistic. However you can't simply judge this movie as a bad one coz "there is not enough anti-war plot". This movie is about self-defense and anti-oppression. If you don't know much about Chinese history please don't judge around. In the 1930s China was weak and the country was in great chaos. The imperial Japanese army took advantage of China's weakness and invaded China. Most Chinese people were numb and apathetic about the country and that's why at the beginning of the story, citizens besides the Suzhou river were not interested about the battle and they only care about their own living. Even some soldiers didn't know why they have to fight. As time went by, soldiers gradually woke up and realized what their mission was, citizens realized what the soldiers were fighting for. The soldiers were from different parts of the country and they had their own plans but finally they stayed together as a whole. The connection between soldiers were so great, and so natural. That's because we all share a same idea----we don't want to be ruled by brutal foreigners. If you don't like foreign ruling, you can feel this passion. Great amount of character development. The explosion is awesome. The director had planed and prepared this movie for yrs and you will feel amazing by all the visual effects.

Details

Official Sites:

Huayi Tencent Entertainment Koch Media [Germany]

Country:

China

Language:

Chinese Japanese English

Release Date:

28 August 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Eight Hundred

Filming Locations:

Shanghai, China

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$118,161, 30 August 2020

Gross USA:

$372,755

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$461,341,525

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

149 min 160 min (original cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital (Dolby TrueHD 7.1) Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1