Gezhi Town
Taste attributes: dramawarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, moving war film, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
4.9 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
Where to watch
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
A group of Chinese refugees and straggler soldiers, led by a machinist, defend their mountain town, "Gezhi," against a surprise attack by Japanese reconnaissance troops in a desperate fight using civilian ingenuity against a trained military force.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Daylight Entertainment Co., Ltd.
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