

2021·Drama·2h 58m
7.0
★



Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.
Directed by Chen Kaige and Tsui Hark and Dante Lam Chiu-yin
korean war (1950-53)
chinese communism

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Cast

Wu Jing
Wu Qianli

Jackson Yee
Wu Wanli

Duan Yihong
Tan Ziwei

Zhu Yawen
Mei Sheng

Kevin Lee
Colonel Allan MacLean

Jerry Lee
Yu Congrong

Elvis Han
Ping He

Hu Jun
Lei Jusheng

James Filbird
General Douglas MacArthur

Huang Xuan
Mao An'ying

Zhang Hanyu
Song Shilun

Ou Hao
Yang Gensi
Crew

Huang Jianxin
Co-Director

Ning Haiqiang
Co-Director

Chen Kaige
Director

Tsui Hark
Director

Dante Lam Chiu-yin
Director

Lan Xiaolong
Screenplay

Huang Jianxin
Screenplay

Elliot Leung
Original Music Composer

Wang Zhiyi
Original Music Composer

Luo Pan
Director of Photography

Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Director of Photography

Kenny Tse Chung-To
Director of Photography
Popular Reviews
19 reviews
kafushy
8.0★ · 09/21/25

eu sei q gosto de fala isso mas a cinematografia eh especialmente estranha, a camera eh bem inconsistente, tem essa propriedade q eu n consegui descobri oq eh, imagino q seja a taxa de quadros mas enfim
efeitos especiais sao profissionais no sentido q sao de alta qualidade (visualmente complexos) mas ao mesmo tempo tem essa qualidade hiperealista q deixa claro q sao efeitos e nao algo natural
efeitos praticos sao todos bem bons e sem duvida onde a maioria da verba foi gasta
musica eh oq esperaria de um filme de guerra, tenho ctz q eu ouvi metade delas no war thunder, em alguns momentos fica meio engracado ate pela dissonancia entre oq ta tocando e oq ta sendo mostrado
as vozes dos chineses sao boas mas a dublagem dos estadunidenses eh objetivamente a melhor parte, eh tao caricaturizado como se fosse um desenho
efeitos especiais sao profissionais no sentido q sao de alta qualidade (visualmente complexos) mas ao mesmo tempo tem essa qualidade hiperealista q deixa claro q sao efeitos e nao algo natural
efeitos praticos sao todos bem bons e sem duvida onde a maioria da verba foi gasta
musica eh oq esperaria de um filme de guerra, tenho ctz q eu ouvi metade delas no war thunder, em alguns momentos fica meio engracado ate pela dissonancia entre oq ta tocando e oq ta sendo mostrado
as vozes dos chineses sao boas mas a dublagem dos estadunidenses eh objetivamente a melhor parte, eh tao caricaturizado como se fosse um desenho
eu sei q gosto de fala isso mas a cinematografia eh especialmente estranha, a camera eh bem inconsistente, tem essa propriedade q eu n consegui descobri oq eh, imagino q seja a taxa de quadros mas enfim
efeitos especiais sao profissionais no sentido q sao de alta qualidade (visualmente complexos) mas ao mesmo tempo tem essa qualidade hiperealista q deixa claro q sao efeitos e nao algo natural
efeitos praticos sao todos bem bons e sem duvida onde a maioria da verba foi gasta
musica eh oq esperaria de um filme de guerra, tenho ctz q eu ouvi metade delas no war thunder, em alguns momentos fica meio engracado ate pela dissonancia entre oq ta tocando e oq ta sendo mostrado
as vozes dos chineses sao boas mas a dublagem dos estadunidenses eh objetivamente a melhor parte, eh tao caricaturizado como se fosse um desenho
efeitos especiais sao profissionais no sentido q sao de alta qualidade (visualmente complexos) mas ao mesmo tempo tem essa qualidade hiperealista q deixa claro q sao efeitos e nao algo natural
efeitos praticos sao todos bem bons e sem duvida onde a maioria da verba foi gasta
musica eh oq esperaria de um filme de guerra, tenho ctz q eu ouvi metade delas no war thunder, em alguns momentos fica meio engracado ate pela dissonancia entre oq ta tocando e oq ta sendo mostrado
as vozes dos chineses sao boas mas a dublagem dos estadunidenses eh objetivamente a melhor parte, eh tao caricaturizado como se fosse um desenho
Eclectic Sorcerer
5.0★ · 04/06/25

I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
Eclectic Sorcerer
5.0★ · 04/06/25

I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
I didn't know what to think of this going in, but I didn't hate it, but I don't have a strong opinion either. The characters are unbelievably bland, the effects were laughable, and I don't particularly care for pro war films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
2 more until I finish the top 100 highest grossing films.
Mathias
4.0★ · 01/09/25

Kim Il-Sung and The PLA, save me from these Imperialist devils! 🇨🇳✊🇰🇵 The scale of this film is undeniably massive, and there are some solid action sequences throughout. There’s also some rad symbolism at play, particularly in how General MacArthur is portrayed. He’s essentially depicted as the Devil himself, which is fascinating. From a Chinese perspective, he might genuinely be seen that way by the public tho idk.
While much of the movie relies on a lot of green screen and subpar CGI there’s some impressive shots and the landscapes, despite the bad lighting, look good. That said, it’s not a great film in terms of quality. However, as propaganda, it’s likely quite effective. It made nearly $1 billion at the box office, and I don’t believe it had a worldwide release, given that it was produced by China’s “Publicity” Department.
Overall,
Pretty fascinating film honestly. If you like overly stylised, badly paced war films with decent cinematography you might enjoy this. It’s almost three-hours long tho and the English dialogue is very janky. Obviously not made for western audiences. But there’s worse American propaganda out there.. I just don’t think contemporary Western propaganda is as obvious. It’s structured like a bad American war film so maybe it is.
While much of the movie relies on a lot of green screen and subpar CGI there’s some impressive shots and the landscapes, despite the bad lighting, look good. That said, it’s not a great film in terms of quality. However, as propaganda, it’s likely quite effective. It made nearly $1 billion at the box office, and I don’t believe it had a worldwide release, given that it was produced by China’s “Publicity” Department.
Overall,
Pretty fascinating film honestly. If you like overly stylised, badly paced war films with decent cinematography you might enjoy this. It’s almost three-hours long tho and the English dialogue is very janky. Obviously not made for western audiences. But there’s worse American propaganda out there.. I just don’t think contemporary Western propaganda is as obvious. It’s structured like a bad American war film so maybe it is.
Kim Il-Sung and The PLA, save me from these Imperialist devils! 🇨🇳✊🇰🇵 The scale of this film is undeniably massive, and there are some solid action sequences throughout. There’s also some rad symbolism at play, particularly in how General MacArthur is portrayed. He’s essentially depicted as the Devil himself, which is fascinating. From a Chinese perspective, he might genuinely be seen that way by the public tho idk.
While much of the movie relies on a lot of green screen and subpar CGI there’s some impressive shots and the landscapes, despite the bad lighting, look good. That said, it’s not a great film in terms of quality. However, as propaganda, it’s likely quite effective. It made nearly $1 billion at the box office, and I don’t believe it had a worldwide release, given that it was produced by China’s “Publicity” Department.
Overall,
Pretty fascinating film honestly. If you like overly stylised, badly paced war films with decent cinematography you might enjoy this. It’s almost three-hours long tho and the English dialogue is very janky. Obviously not made for western audiences. But there’s worse American propaganda out there.. I just don’t think contemporary Western propaganda is as obvious. It’s structured like a bad American war film so maybe it is.
While much of the movie relies on a lot of green screen and subpar CGI there’s some impressive shots and the landscapes, despite the bad lighting, look good. That said, it’s not a great film in terms of quality. However, as propaganda, it’s likely quite effective. It made nearly $1 billion at the box office, and I don’t believe it had a worldwide release, given that it was produced by China’s “Publicity” Department.
Overall,
Pretty fascinating film honestly. If you like overly stylised, badly paced war films with decent cinematography you might enjoy this. It’s almost three-hours long tho and the English dialogue is very janky. Obviously not made for western audiences. But there’s worse American propaganda out there.. I just don’t think contemporary Western propaganda is as obvious. It’s structured like a bad American war film so maybe it is.
Mikayla
6.4★ · 10/15/24

I don’t know about you but I’m 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. I’d survive this 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲.
I don’t know about you but I’m 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. I’d survive this 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲.