Despite suffering the elongated woes of stifling film festival politics and Chinese censors a few years ago, Guan Hu’s most recent war epic, The Eight Hundred, finally managed to get a theatrical release to blockbuster fruition, albeit shorter in duration then. The film also scored releases overseas with CMC Pictures taking U.S. territory, and for this, folks in the U.K. can themselves make way for a physical rollout this Spring courtesy of Trinity CineAsia.
Releasing on DVD come March 22, and on limited edition Blu-Ray (with alternative artwork and exclusive extras) and digital from April 12, The Eight Hundred is directed by Hu and stars Ou Hao, Jianf Wu, Zhang Yi, Wang Qianyuan, Du Chun and Li Chen. Pre-orders are avaliable at Amazon UK.
Shanghai, 1937; it’s been three months since Japan launched the invasion of China, and Japanese forces have been ordered to take control of a large central warehouse. Inside, a group of Chinese soldiers hold their ground, defending the city at any cost. 400 soldiers remain, yet they allow invaders to believe there are 800, confusing the enemy in an exhausting, bloody fight lasting four days and four nights.
With the conflict playing out in full view of Chinese civilians and both Americans and Europeans living across the river, the battle of the “Eight Hundred heroes” made world headlines; the first to be broadcast live around the world.
From acclaimed director Guan Hu, The Eight Hundred scored big at the global box office to become the highest-grossing film of 2020, standing tall as an action-packed war epic and a timeless tribute to bravery and sacrifice.
