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Back to 1942

Back to 1942

Nov 1, 2012
145 min
WarDrama
6.6/ 10
77 votes

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.

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TMDB
6.6/10
77 votes
IMDB
6.9/10
3,890 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
36%
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Metacritic
M
41/100
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Box Office$311Worldwide gross
US Box Office$312,954Domestic earnings

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33 wins & 21 nominations total

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"History should never be forgotten."

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Released

Original Language

zh

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$311

Production Companies

JCE MoviesChongoing Film GroupBon Voyage Film StudioShanghai Media GroupZhejiang Film & TelevisionHunan Broadcasting SystemAnhui Broadcasting Corp.Beijing TV StationHuayi Brothers PicturesChina Film Group CorporationSil-Metropole OrganisationMedia Asia Film Production

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