Devils on the Doorstep

You enter a shuttered farmhouse behind Japanese lines where two prisoners wait, one shouting orders the other translating in panic. The farmer obeys orders to house them until New Year or face worse. Observers watch how fear twists hospitality into hostage games. A black comedy made in 2001, it leaves the door slightly ajar.

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Jiang Wen directed Devils on the Doorstep in 2001. See Jiang Wen's full filmography, where to start with Jiang Wen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jiang Wen.

Devils on the Doorstep was released in 2001 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 139 minutes.