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The Warriors

2016

100 minutes

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Overview

The Warriors was directed by Ning Haiqiang (whose oeuvre includes 2015’s The Hundred Regiments Offensive), is set in 1935 and follows a regiment of the People’s Liberation Army – then known simply as the Red Army – led by Commander Huang Kaixiang (Ethan Li) and including Sergeant Yang Zhengwei (Nie Yuan), as it races towards a key bridge that has to be taken in order to stop the Kuomintang troups’ progress in the region.

Top Cast

Ethan Li headshot

Ethan Li

Commander Huang Kaixiang

Nie Yuan headshot

Nie Yuan

Sergeant Yang Zhengwei