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The 400 Million

The 400 Million

6,2 /10 (8 Votes)
1939 EN 54 min

Overview

Joris Ivens’s wartime documentary of China’s resistance to the Japanese invasion, cross-cutting civilian exodus and bombing with the Nationalist state’s mobilization—schools, industry, dispersed war production, foreign relief—and guerrilla fighting. Framing an ancient nation of “400 million,” it contrasts tradition with modernization and closes on the unresolved question of victory.

Release date

07/03/1939

Votes

8

Popularity

1.1

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

54 min

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