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Film · 2018

The Bombing

Original titleDa hong zha

Directed by Xiao Feng · starring Ye Liu, Bruce Willis and Gang Wu

  • 2 h
  • 15
  • Drama · Action · Adventure
  • China
  • 4.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.8 Users2 votes
  • 5.0 Critics1 review

Synopsis

This film is set in 1939 and deals with the Second World War and the Second Sino-Japanese War from the point of view of China. It shows the tragic events which the country suffered at this time. The story follows various plots, showing the struggles faced both by the army and by civilians. In one storyline, a US colonel (Bruce Willis) trains Chinese pilots in order to fight against the Japanese. Another plot follows a group of spies and refugees who must travel across the wild Chinese countryside in order to deliver an important device which can decode messages, all while the Japanese continue to bomb the country. 'The Bombing' is directed by Xiao Feng and written by Ping Chen. Together with Bruce Willis star Ye Liu, Seung-heon Song, and William Wai-Ting Chan.

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The essentials

Runtime
120 min2 hours
Budget
$65,000
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is The Bombing?
2 hours (120 minutes).
Who directed The Bombing?
Xiao Feng.
Who is in The Bombing?
It stars Ye Liu, Bruce Willis, Gang Wu and Nicholas Tse.
Where can I watch The Bombing?
In the UK you can watch it on free on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
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Director
Xiao Feng

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Reviews

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4.8 2 votes

What the critics say 5.0, from one outlet

  • 5.0 CriticEconomic Times The film feels like an Americanised anti-Japanese drama. Read
  • CriticJ.B. A lot of these anti-Japanese propaganda films really protest too much. Read
  • CriticLP HUGO It?s obvious that the film?s production has been a financial and planning mess, and thus it?s a minor victory that it remains a solid war epic. Read

Trivia

  • 5 hours

    The original cut of the movie came in at over 5 hours.

  • True story of Chongqing, China

    Movie is based off the true story of Chongqing, China being bombed 6 years, 10 months during Japanese terror air raids in WW2.

  • Soviet planes

    The planes the Chinese is flying is a Soviet made Polikarpov I-16

  • 70 aniversario de la victoria aliada

    Filmed as a memorial for the 70 aniversario de la victoria aliada in WWII.

  • Claire Lee Chennault

    Jack (Bruce Willis) appears on Claire Lee Chennault. He was a former US Army Air Corps officer who became an air advisor & flight instructor to the Chinese government. Chennault will later organize, train, and lead the Flying Tigers. In 1942 the US air elements in China will placed under his command.

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