Devils on the DoorstepMovie
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
About Devils on the Doorstep
Devils on the Doorstep is a 2001 drama, war movie directed by Jiang Wen.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 19m, production credits from China, an original language code of ZH.
The credited cast includes Jiang Wen, Jiang Hongbo, Teruyuki Kagawa, David Wu. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
