Directed by:
Xiaogang FengScreenplay:
Heng LiuCinematography:
Yue LüCast:
Hanyu Zhang, Chao Deng, Mickey Yuan, Tiffany Tang, Fan Liao, Baoqiang Wang, Jun Hu, Heng Fu, Chen Li, Naiwen Li, Yuan Nie, Ming HuPlots(1)
Acclaimed Mainland Chinese director Feng Xiao-gang (A World Without Thieves, The Banquet) brings the little known Chinese Civil War into light with this powerful and unflinching film based on a true story. Captain Gu of the Communist Chinese Army's Ninth Company must prevent a mineral mine from being fallen to the approaching Nationalist KMT army. As Gu and his soldiers wait for their army's bugle assembly call which may never come, he must decide whether to retreat or fight to the last man. His decision and its consequences will haunt him for the rest of his life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Hanyu Zhang
China
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A World Without Thieves (2004)
Assembly (2007)
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Chao Deng
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Mickey Yuan
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Tiffany Tang
China
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Assembly (2007)
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Fan Liao
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Baoqiang Wang
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Jun Hu
China
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Chen Li
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Naiwen Li
China
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Assembly (2007)
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Yuan Nie
China
Best movies:
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Assembly (2007)
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Ming Hu
China
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Assembly (2007)
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