The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) on Netflix
Wu Qianli, commander of the 7th Company, comes home from the Chinese Civil War with word that his brother Wu Baili was killed. His leave ends when China enters the Korean War.
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- IMDb5.5/104,931 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes36%
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Plot summary
China enters the Korean War, and the People's Volunteer Army crosses into North Korea in the winter of 1950. Wu Qianli, who commands the 7th Company, has just come home from the Chinese Civil War when his leave is canceled. His younger brother Wanli had been refused permission to enlist, yet he is now stationed with the company. On the way north the soldiers mock Wanli, and Qianli will not lend him a hand or hand over a rifle. When a train is bombed while the tracks are being repaired, the company continues on foot, keeping clear of American aircraft. In Beijing, the Politburo debates whether the American crossing of the 38th parallel and the American presence in Korea put China's security at risk. The Eastern Front lies under snow and temperatures below freezing.
Cast
- John F. Cruzas General O.P. Smith
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
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- The Battle at Lake Changjin shot from 25 October 2020 to 25 May 2021, and used 70,000 soldiers of the People's Liberation Army as extras.
- The Battle at Lake Changjin was banned in Malaysia, a country whose law makes the dissemination of communist ideology illegal.
- After the release of The Battle at Lake Changjin, a former Chinese journalist was arrested and held on a charge of "infringing the reputation and honour of national martyrs" over his Sina Weibo post questioning China's role in the Korean War.
- With a budget of $200 million, The Battle at Lake Changjin is the most expensive film ever produced in China.
- The Battle at Lake Changjin surpassed Wolf Warrior 2 to become the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time and the highest-grossing non-English film.
