The Chinese Widow

2017 1h 37m ZH

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 228

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Synopsis

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It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Liu Yifei
Ying
Emile Hirsch
Jack Turner
Fangcong Li
Niuniu
Kevin Yan Yikuan
Kai
Yu Shaoqun
Jun
Vincent Riotta
Jimmy Doolittle
Tsukagoshi Hirotaka
Shimamoto
Gallen Lo Ka-Leung
Captain Hsu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bille August
Writers: Greg Latter
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: China

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bille August, shot by Filip Zumbrunn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gerd Tjur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Liu Yifei and Emile Hirsch and Fangcong Li carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5759434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bille August directs. Filip Zumbrunn behind the camera. Gerd Tjur cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Bille August, shot by Filip Zumbrunn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Gerd Tjur shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Liu Yifei and Emile Hirsch and Fangcong Li carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5759434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 13 different titles around the world.