Railway Heroes 铁道英雄 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 122 mins. Director: Yang Feng 杨枫. Rating: 8/10. Crackerjack wartime resistance movie is a cut above the rest, made with a sense of precision and atmosphere. STORY Lincheng town, Shandong province, eastern China, winter 1939, during the Sino-Japanese War. At the railway works and station, on the north-south … Continue reading Review: Railway Heroes (2021) →
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