The Chinese Widow

Name: The Chinese Widow
Genre: Drama, Romance, History, War
Released: 2017-11-10
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Liu Yifei, Emile Hirsch, Fangcong Li, Kevin Yan, Yu Shaoqun

2017·Movie·R·97 min·★ 7.2(224)

Drama RomanceHistoryWar

It’s 1941 and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has destroyed America’s morale. The US President Franklin D. Roosevelt then decides to risk it all by bombing Tokyo and raise more hope for his citizens. After completing its mission, a unit of the US Air Force is forced to make an emergency landing in China. Its commander Jack Turner (Emilie Hirsch) barely survives but gets rescued by Ying (Crystal Liu), a local widow who will stop at nothing to hide him from the Japanese occupant.

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About The Chinese Widow

The Chinese Widow is a 2017 Chinese-language drama, romance and history film directed by Bille August. The cast is led by Liu Yifei, Emile Hirsch, Fangcong Li. It has a runtime of 1h 37m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.

The Chinese Widow was produced by ROC Pictures and made in China. It was released on November 10, 2017, and carries a R certification.

Director: Bille August
Writers: Greg Latter
Release date: November 10, 2017
Original language: Chinese
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: China
Production: ROC Pictures

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The Chinese Widow cast & crew

The Chinese Widow was directed by Bille August and written by Greg Latter.

The cast features Liu Yifei as Ying, Emile Hirsch as Jack Turner, Fangcong Li as Niuniu, Kevin Yan as Kai, Yu Shaoqun as Jun, and Vincent Riotta as Jimmy Doolittle.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Filip Zumbrunn and it was produced by Peng Sun and Catharin Lin.

Is The Chinese Widow worth watching?

The Chinese Widow holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 224 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 37m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama, romance, and history, The Chinese Widow is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Chinese Widow

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