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| Devils on the Doorstep |
In the style of Emir Kusturica's
Underground and Danis Tanovic's
No Man's Land, this satirical anti-war epic centres on a simple Northern Chinese village community, forced to babysit two enemies during the Japanese invasion - sometimes with hilarious consequences.
Sustaining a pummeling tempo and a bawdy, throttling energy, the film chronicles the relationship between the reluctant captors and the increasingly befuddled captives.
Energised by superb performances by the entire cast, it boldly articulates the horrors and travesty of war in a tragicomedy of surreal proportions.
Winner of the Grand Prix du Jury at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
