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Children of Troubled Times

Where:

🇨🇳 China

When:

The 1930s The 1940s

The young poet Xin Baihe flees Shanghai with his friend, Liang. Liang soon joins the resistance against the Japanese invaders, but Xin chooses to pursue a relationship with a glamorous and westernized widow in Qingdao. After hearing that Liang has been killed, Xin has a change of heart and rushes to join the war effort.

Released in 1935 — 92 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

Mandarin