Movie

The Warriors

Yong shì

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.

Director

Ning Haiqiang

Screenplay

Dongqin Zhao

Screenplay

Zhao Ningyu

Status

Released

Release date

14/10/2016

Original language

English