The Eight Hundred Heroes

This film, written and directed by Ding Shanxi, follows "Eternal Heroes" and tells the story of the Japanese invasion of Shanghai on August 13, 1937. Xie Jinyuan, the commander of the 524th Regiment of the Chinese 88th Division, led 480 young officers, known as the Eight Hundred Warriors, to defend the Sihang Warehouse for three months in order to contain the Japanese army and cover the retreat of the Chinese army. The soldiers bravely killed the enemy, and the Girl Scouts risked their lives to deliver food and medicine to the defenders. When the containment mission was completed, the defenders crossed the Suzhou Bridge and retreated. The structure of this film is completely different from that of "The Heroes". It is limited to the Sihang Warehouse on the Suzhou River in Shanghai, which is almost an isolated island. Hundreds of Chinese soldiers are engaged in positional battles with the surrounding Japanese troops. Based on historical facts, the director used the British and French concessions surrounding the Sihang Warehouse, the Kuomintang-controlled area across the Suzhou River, and the dramatic conflicts caused by the different environments of war and peace on both sides of the Suzhou River to show the heroic and fearless spirit of the patriotic army in fighting the invaders, and the atmosphere of the era in which the Shanghai people supported the Kuomintang defenders. The director grasped the conflict factors between the two sides, arranged numerous dangers, and used the montage editing method of front and back shots to create a gripping scene and push the plot to a climax. This incident occurred in 1938...