Eight Sons
2019, Chinese. Directed by Gao Xixi.
In the southern Jiangxi region in the 1930s, in this place known as the "red cradle" of the Chinese revolution, there was a mother who sent her eight sons to the Red Army and rushed to the front lines of the battlefield. But the war was ruthless, and six of the brothers died one after another, leaving only the eldest brother Yang Daniu and the youngest child full of cubs.
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- 21 June 2019
- Original title
- 八子
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Eight Sons (2019) was directed by Gao Xixi and stars Liu Duanduan, Shao Bing, Yue Hong.