Explosion Before Dawn
1984, Chinese. Directed by Zhu Wenshun & Ruiqi Zhao.
In autumn 1948, during the Huaihai Campaign, Xie Yanfei, a reconnaissance chief, infiltrated Hekou City with driver Xiao Wang, using Lou A’mei as cover. Discovering the local Party organization was compromised, he sought his childhood sweetheart, Xia Cailian, who had joined the enemy’s service corps. They met secretly at Lou A’mei’s, but the enemy grew suspicious. After a firefight, Xie was wounded, and Xiao sacrificed himself. Xie escaped into a lake and was rescued by Xia Cailian, who recognized him as her former lover. Despite their past, Xie maintained secrecy and left without revealing their identities.
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- Released
- 1 June 1984
- Original title
- 拂晓的爆炸
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Explosion Before Dawn (1984) was directed by Zhu Wenshun and Ruiqi Zhao and stars Xu Yuanqi, Ren Yi, Xiaofei Sun.