Blu-ray & DVD release: ‘The Eight Hundred’

By   |  Jan 30, 2021

Edko Films are bringing the 2020 Chinese historical war drama ‘The Eight Hundred’ (八佰) to Hong Kong Blu-ray and DVD on January 29, 2021.

Co-written and directed by Guan Hu, the film follows a group of Chinese soldiers in 1937 as they defend a Shanghai warehouse against an advancing Japanese army. The cast includes Zhang Yi, Wang Qianyuan, Jiang Wu, Li Chen, and Huang Zhizhong.

Synopsis: In July 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded China, reaching Shanghai by August. After months of battle, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek decided to withdraw most troops from a part of Shanghai, but ordered that some soldiers stay behind to cover the withdrawal and make a last stand. From October 26 to November 1, some 400 soldiers from the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army defended the divisional headquarters at Sihang Warehouse against a Japanese army that vastly outnumbered them. For their heroic show of resistance, the soldiers are remembered in China as the “Eight Hundred Heroes.”

Features:
• Trailer
• Photo Gallery
• Cantonese/Mandarin soundtracks
• Chinese/English subtitle
• Region: A/3

‘The Eight Hundred’ is available to order now from YesAsia.com.

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