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| 7/10 IMDb Running time 89 minutes Initial release 10 November 2011 Written by Peng Zhang Li | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 10 November 2011 (2011-11-10)17 May 2012 (2012-05-17) (Cannes film festival) Language EnglishChineseJapanese Similar War movies, Movies about murder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Resistance is a Chinese martial arts action film set during World War II, directed by Peng Zhang Li.
Contents
The Resistance is inspired by the beginning of the Japanese invasion of China where over 300,000 people in the capital of Nanjing were massacred. The movie mixes an epic tale of revenge with elements of martial art, ninja, adventure, and war movies.
Plot
In 1940 during the Second World War, a city named Shichen is controlled ruthlessly by general Takeshi and his imperial Japanese army. A masked murderer known as "The Black Dress Killer" is systematically killing Japanese soldiers, working his way to the top Japanese general, who is responsible for many deaths of men and women, including Xiaoyun's family. Xiaoyun is a peasant girl who joined the Chinese resistance to avenge her family. Meanwhile, an American reporter is sent to China to uncover the truth about the unrest between China and Japan. What he finds threatens his own life and later forces him to join the Chinese Resistance.
Cast
Location
The Resistance was shot over seven months from October 2010 to April 2011 at the Ninghai Film studios at Zhejiang Province near the coast. Part was also filmed on Taohua Island and was the first film shot there. However some difficulties happened during the filming due to the tsunami incident with a hurried schedule because it was unknown if the tsunami would reach the Island or not. The tsunami didn't reach Tao Hua Dao Island and the cast & crew were safe.
Released
The Resistance was released in November 10, 2011. It screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2012. After a limited run in theaters in September, 2012, its DVD was released in February 12, 2013 in North America, 17 June, 2013 in The UK & Ireland, 03 October, 2013 in Netherlands & Belgium, and 3 April 2014 in Indonesia.