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Gezhi Town

Name: Gezhi Town
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2025-12-06
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 6.9

★ 6,9 /10 (54 Votes)

2025 ZH 122 min

Overview

A group of Chinese refugees and straggler soldiers, led by a machinist, defend their mountain town, "Gezhi," against a surprise attack by Japanese reconnaissance troops in a desperate fight using civilian ingenuity against a trained military force.

Release date

06/12/2025

Votes

Popularity

2.7

Genres

Drama War

Status

Released

Original title

得闲谨制

Language

Runtime

122 min

Revenue

$49,627,843

Xiao Zhan

Mo Dexian

Peng Yuchang

Zhou Yiran

Yin Zheng

Yang Xinming

Alan Aruna

Gan Yunchen

Zhou Siyu

Yan Zhidu

Liao Fan

Ni Dahong

Zu Feng

Duan Yihong

Minowa Yasufumi

Xu Juncong

Jiang Qilin

Ren Chengwei

Gao Xuanming

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Yu Baishui

Li Yue

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Zhuang Yuan

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Lv Yining

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Yu Baokun

Ye Shangzhuang

Cai Jiaming

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Guo Nier

Wan Guopeng

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Lin Yihui

Zhao Qianzi

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Zhang Zhuokai

Zhang Xinkai

Ge Xingjia

Cheng Guodong

Li Honglei

Peng Haosen

Jin Mengyi

Sun Yihong

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Well acted and constructed script, I have never seen an account of this historical event in a movie before. The actors ALL did a great job. I especially loved the great-granddad and his great grandson,'the fixer'(Xiao Zhan). My only criticism was, it seemed to short, I wanted to learn more about the main 3 adult characters.

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I was incredibly lucky to have watched Ge Zhi town in cinemas and let me tell you , this is a movie that leaves a very strong impression on the viewers. As a foreign viewer with only a vague understanding of Chinese history, Ge Zhi Town still reached me in a deeply personal way. I may not have grasped every historical detail, but I felt every emotion. The film speaks in a language that doesn’t need translation—loss, hope, moral struggle, and the quiet resilience of ordinary people caught in extraordinary times. Xiao Zhan’s performance is especially moving. He brings a gentle humanity t…

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Wow! the way they did dark humor and transitioning between scenes from humor to serious. So great to watch. I wanna watch it again on big screen at my place.

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