

Devils on the Doorstep
Comedy to carnage, in one remote village.
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?
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $20K
- Language
- French
- world war ii
- japanese occupation of china
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NR18 Dec 2002
- PhysicalDVD 19 Apr 2005
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival12 May 2000
JapanJP
- Theatrical26 Apr 2002
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical15세 이상 관람가26 Oct 2001
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Devils on the Doorstep was released on 26 October 2001.
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1- B8/10
badelf
3/6/2023
A fantastic anti-war narrative by Jiang Wen that clocks in at 140 minutes and is so well-paced that it feels like half that time. The comedic overtone that permeates the movie serves to provide comic relief and underscore the strong anti-war, anti-nationalist message.
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