Back to 1942

Back to 1942 is a 2012 Chinese historical film directed by Feng Xiaogang. It is based on Liu Zhenyuns novel Remembering 1942, and is about a major famine in Henan, China, during the Second SinoJapanese War. OnNovember 2012, the film premiered at the International Rome Film Festival. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Fan flees his hometown with his daughter, wife and daughterinlaw. They are accompanied by a servant, Shuanzhu. While they are fleeing to the west, they meet Xialu, a fellow villager, and the latters family. They decide to travel together, but Fans food supply and money are stolen by NRA soldiers amidst the chaos caused by Japanese bombing.Brother Sim insists on preaching the Catholic faith in the starving province. After surviving a few Japanese bombings and witnessing many innocent people dying, he takes refuge under Father Megan but starts doubting the presence of God. ........

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