Jin Gang Chuan
- 2020
- 2h 2m
In 1953, the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched the last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the battleground on time and de... Read allIn 1953, the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched the last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the battleground on time and deliver enough force to the Kumsong front line, the soldiers have to defend themselves again... Read allIn 1953, the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched the last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the battleground on time and deliver enough force to the Kumsong front line, the soldiers have to defend themselves against the never ending bombing of enemy bombers and race with time to repair bridges, all und... Read all
- Awards
- 11 wins & 15 nominations total
- ATC Commander
- (voice)
- …
- Class 5 monitor
- (as Zhuang Jie Qiong)
- Various
- (English version)
- (voice)
Featured reviews
I love foreign films and seeing events from the other side of the coin, but this movie? It's just really poor.
I've seen far better out of Korea, Ukraine and even other film companies out of China.
Unfortunately, I'd skip this one unless you really just needed some background noise.
Also, most of those gory close-ups are not necessary, even being abused. There is no need to utilize those to show the bloody aspect of the war, let alone those remains of dead bodies are all the respectable heroes'. They should have tried other smarter methods.
I have my sincere respect for the actor Zhang Yi. He has shown his tremendous acting here. Also, other items like visual effects, costume, photography, are all above-average levels...
...except that one of the co-director Guan Hu himself is selfish and nasty. He deliberately wore a U.S. Navy's hat when he was in an interview about this film in which his compatriots fought against the U.S. Army. He was impolite at all when they cast visited the monument to the martyrs of this war. Just imagine that Tom Hanks wore a Nazi armband when he was in an interview about his film Saving Private Ryan, and danced delightedly when he was visiting the monuments of the Normandy landings, what would you feel?
I vote six stars for this film, and minus three of them owing to Guan Hu.
Chinese troops were sent in swarms, many of them lacking even the most basic gear, training or probably even an understanding of what they were dying for. That would have made a really interesting story. The garbage spilled out by this mockery of history is not worth wasting time on.
The human bridge story line seems to be made up and based on a 2016 incident of North Korean soldiers doing something similar for a construction project.
Watched via prime, it's sad that they're pushing this trash on that platform.
Don't waste your time with this one.
Did you know
- TriviaThe film started shooting in August 2020 and set to release on October 25th of the same year. The whole filming and post-production have to finish in three months.
- GoofsThe 37mm M1939 anti-aircraft gun did not have proximity or timed shells; it had point-detonating fuzes only.
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- Also known as
- The Sacrifice
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $161,047,608
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1