THE EIGHT HUNDRED

八佰

By Guan HU

EMPHASIS VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, World

Drama - Completed 2020

As the savage Battle of Shanghai draws to an end an unlikely mix of soldiers, deserters and civilians join forces to defend the Si Hang Warehouse.

    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama, Action/Adventure, Historical
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 148 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Guan HU
    • Synopsis
    • The savage Battle of Shanghai is drawing to an end and the National Revolutionary Army seems doomed to failure. It has started to retreat while the “Eight Hundred Heroes” led by Commander Xie Jinyuan (Hu Xiaoguang) stay to defend the Si Hang Warehouse. By accident a group of draft dodgers Duanwu (Huang Zhizhong), Hubei (Zhang Junyi), Goat (Wang), Iron (Jiang) and Abacus (Zhang Yi) are caught and forced to join the defence while across the river the residents of the posh foreign concessions watch indifferently. However, the fearless bravery and sacrifice shown by the Chinese army soon exerts an influence on the draft dodgers and civilians who take up weapons and lend their support.