Set in 1930s in Northeast China. Three friends attend the high school in Japanese puppet regime in Manchuria. They are forced to study Japanese and learn to live as conquered people. They see that their patriot teacher is arrested, revolutionists are killed, family members are persecuted. They determine to envisage nationalistic pride and make up their minds to fight Japanese aggressors.
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Zhang Yonghan
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Cao Peichang
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Dongzhou lieguo: Zhanguo pian
突出重围
Liu Boying
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She an
Sun Haiying
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Under the Hawthorn Tree
Blind Shaft
Yan Xiaopeng
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Qi xi
夺印
Dong Yugang
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The Troubleshooters
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Breaking Through the Darkness
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Huang Baoshan Director
First release July 11, 1987 · Produced in China · Original title 三等国民
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八一电影制片厂
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China
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Original title
三等国民
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · July 11, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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