Back to 1942

You survive in Henan province. It's 1942. A terrible drought turns the land to dust, but the depredations of war prove even more brutal. Feng Xiaogang directs a film of immense scale, yet finds humanity amid catastrophe.

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Feng Xiaogang directed Back to 1942 in 2012. See Feng Xiaogang's full filmography, where to start with Feng Xiaogang, or where to go after you've seen everything by Feng Xiaogang.

Back to 1942 was released in 2012 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 145 minutes.