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The Eight Hundred

Original title: Ba bai
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 29m
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From the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, 800 Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely ... Read allFrom the acclaimed filmmaker behind Mr. Six comes a riveting war epic. In 1937, 800 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, 800 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
    • Rui Ge
    • Kun Hu
  • Stars
    • Zhizhong Huang
    • Junyi Zhang
    • Hao Ou
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
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    • Director
      • Hu Guan
    • Writers
      • Hu Guan
      • Rui Ge
      • Kun Hu
    • Stars
      • Zhizhong Huang
      • Junyi Zhang
      • Hao Ou
    • 53User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 24 wins & 36 nominations

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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
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    • Director
      • Hu Guan
    • Writers
      • Hu Guan
      • Rui Ge
      • Kun Hu
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      One line of the film mentioned that the 800 from the 88th division have received German military equipment. That is only 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 named. One of them is AFP (Agence France-Presse), but the company was created seven 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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    8/10
    A good historical re-creation of a Chinese "Alamo"
    In 1937, WW2 has started for China, with the Japanese invasion. On the southern front, the Chinese army has abandoned a ruined Shanghai, except for one warehouse. This is defiantly defended by one regiment of about 800 troops, where seasoned professionals are reinforced by raw recruits of varying eagerness. The warehouse has 2 attributes: used as a bank vault, it has extra-thick walls; and it is across a small river from the English Concession. The foreign concessions are considered foreign territories by the Japanese, who try to avoid touching them. Thus we have the juxtaposition of a battlefield with a bustling, well-lit area, where crowds hang around the riverside street to watch the action, and the privileged (including foreign press photographers) watch from the balconies.

    The movie alternates between the warehouse action, and the events in the concession. In and around the warehouse, the action includes close combat, snipers, and occasional speeches. It is refreshing to see a Chinese action movie without martial arts. While there is blood and bandages, it is not the gorefest some western directors seem to like. There some of the Chinese soldiers are featured, whereas on the Japanese side only one commander had any speaking role. The switching to the concession side gives the audience a break from the action, and keeps the narrative fresh.

    This was based on actual historical events, and the movie included a final shot of the warehouse - with a backdrop of modern Shanghai skyscrapers. I read that the movie's opening was delayed, so that scenes of the national government could be cut. This government, or its successors, still govern the rebel island of Taiwan. But for the flag-raising scene, it was still the historically-accurate sun-in-sky national flag that went up.
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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)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Huayi Tencent Entertainment
      • Koch Media (Germany)
    • Languages
      • Chinese
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ba bai
    • Filming locations
      • Shanghai, China(Defense of Sihang Warehouse)
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment
      • Huayi Brothers Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $372,755
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $118,161
      • Aug 30, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $461,421,559
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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