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War · Drama
Overview
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
Top Cast


Zhang Guoli
Zhang Guoli
Fan Dianyuan
Zhang Guoli
Fan Dianyuan


Xu Fan
Xu Fan
Hua Zhi
Xu Fan
Hua Zhi


Zhang Mo
Zhang Mo
Shuan Zhu
Zhang Mo
Shuan Zhu


Zhang Hanyu
Zhang Hanyu
An Ximan
Zhang Hanyu
An Ximan


Chen Daoming
Chen Daoming
Jiang Jieshi
Chen Daoming
Jiang Jieshi


Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody
Theodore Harold White
Adrien Brody
Theodore Harold White


Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Bishop Megan
Tim Robbins
Bishop Megan


Wang Ziwen
Wang Ziwen
Xing Xing
Wang Ziwen
Xing Xing


Fan Wei
Fan Wei
Lao Ma
Fan Wei
Lao Ma


Feng Yuanzheng
Feng Yuanzheng
Xia Lu
Feng Yuanzheng
Xia Lu
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