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2024

The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

Directed by Chen Kaige
A war masterpiece. Iron blood will never die.

The movie focuses on the battle of Cheolwon, where the 63rd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) was ordered to enter the battlefield of Cheolwon in May 1951, just after a month-long battle, to fight against four divisions of the United Nations Army (UNA). The volunteers fought with bloodshed and finally brought the enemy to the negotiation table.

Duration

2h 24m

Released

September 30, 2024

Revenue

$165,558,372

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6.4

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Cast41

  • Zhu Yilong
  • Xin Baiqing
  • Zhang Zifeng
  • Zhu Yawen
  • Arthur Chen
  • Wang Yanhui
  • Xiao Yang
  • Wu Jing
  • Zhang Youhao

Part ofThe The Volunteers Collection

Includes The Volunteers: To the War (2023), and The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (2024).

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