Back to 1942
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| Traditional Chinese | 一九四二 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 一九四二 | ||||||
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| Directed by | Feng Xiaogang | ||||||
| Written by | Liu Zhenyun | ||||||
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| Starring | Zhang Guoli Chen Daoming Li Xuejian Zhang Hanyu Fan Wei Feng Yuanzheng Xu Fan Adrien Brody Tim Robbins | ||||||
| Cinematography | Lü Yue | ||||||
| Edited by | Xiao Yang | ||||||
| Music by | Zhao Jiping | ||||||
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Running time | 146 minutes | ||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Languages | Mandarin English Japanese | ||||||
| Budget | ¥210 million | ||||||
| Box office | ¥364 million | ||||||
Back to 1942 is a 2012 Chinese historical drama film directed by Feng Xiaogang. It is based on Liu Zhenyun's novel Remembering 1942, and is about a major famine in Henan, China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. On 11 November 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.