Liberation

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January 1949. The Chinese Communist Party has discovered a decisive strategy to victory in the civil war – to peacefully end the war, they must first take Tianjin before liberating Beiping (now known as Beijing). However, the Kuomintang maintains a strong, impenetrable foothold over the city. Tens of thousands of KMT soldiers and 60,000 stragglers gather in Tianjin. As supplies run thin, looting, gang fights and rape become rampant across the city. Tianjin becomes hell on earth.As the attack looms, KMT barrier troops superintendent Qian Zhuoqun enacts counter-intelligence measures in the form of the Kuomintang army no. 2 military installations map. The fake map is designed to confuse the Communists' People's Liberation Army, who also holds the no. 1 military installations map that was obtained by spies. Authenticating the map becomes a key mission for the PLA as attacking the wrong targets will cause countless casualties.With only 48 hours before the attack, PLA company leader Cai Xingfu is tasked to lead a team to infiltrate Tianjin and authenticate the map. Xingfu’s team successfully enters Tianjin in the dead of night, but that is only the beginning in a hellish fight in the battle that will change the tide of the entire war.

2019 · 1h 43m
Starring Yiwei Zhou, Hon-leung Chung, Philip Keung
Director Xiaoyang Chang

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Cast & Crew

  • Yiwei Zhou
    Actor
  • Hon-leung Chung
    Actor
  • Philip Keung
    Actor
  • J‌L
    Jack Lung Sai Ga
    Actor
  • Mi Yang
    Actor
  • X‌C
    Xiaoyang Chang
    Director
  • L‌L
    Luca Liang
    Producer
  • N‌Y
    Nathan Yang
    Producer
  • Y‌C
    Yongliang Cai
    Producer
  • W‌J
    Wei Jiang
    Producer
  • J‌L
    Jie Li
    Producer

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Liberation

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January 1949. The Chinese Communist Party has discovered a decisive strategy to victory in the civil war – to peacefully end the war, they must first take Tianjin before liberating Beiping (now known as Beijing). However, the Kuomintang maintains a strong, impenetrable foothold over the city. Tens of thousands of KMT soldiers and 60,000 stragglers gather in Tianjin. As supplies run thin, looting, gang fights and rape become rampant across the city. Tianjin becomes hell on earth.As the attack looms, KMT barrier troops superintendent Qian Zhuoqun enacts counter-intelligence measures in the form of the Kuomintang army no. 2 military installations map. The fake map is designed to confuse the Communists' People's Liberation Army, who also holds the no. 1 military installations map that was obtained by spies. Authenticating the map becomes a key mission for the PLA as attacking the wrong targets will cause countless casualties.With only 48 hours before the attack, PLA company leader Cai Xingfu is tasked to lead a team to infiltrate Tianjin and authenticate the map. Xingfu’s team successfully enters Tianjin in the dead of night, but that is only the beginning in a hellish fight in the battle that will change the tide of the entire war.

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Studio
Emperor Motion Pictures
Released
2019
Run Time
1 hr 43 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
China mainland
© 2019 Phoenix Legend Films Co., Ltd. Emperor Motion Pictures. Wanda Media Co., Ltd. Alibaba Pictures Group Limited. Sunac Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

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Mandarin, Chinese, Chinese, Simplified
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