THE EIGHT HUNDRED (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Huang Zhizhong (The Captain), Zhang Junyi (film debut), Oho Ou (The Left Ear), Jiang Wu (Shower), Zhang Yi (Operation Red Sea), Wang Qianyuan (The Golden Era), Du Chun (The Founding of a Party), Vision Wei (Fleet of Time), Li Chen (Aftershock), Yu Haoming (Youth Dinner), Zheng Kai (Let’s Get Married)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Guan Hu (Mr. Six), director, writer; Ge Rui (My People, My Country), writer; Zhu Wenjiu (Strangers), producer; Rupert Gregson-Williams (Hacksaw Ridge) and Andrew Kawczynski (Sky Hunter), composers; Cao Yu (City of Life and Death), cinematographer; Yiran Tu (Big Fish & Begonia) and He Yongyi (film debut), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1937, during the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and in the final days of the Battle of Shanghai, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight to defend a warehouse in the middle of the battlefield, which is completely surrounded by the Japanese army…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This record-breaking Chinese blockbuster has already outperformed other big movies like Tenet in its home country, and now here’s your chance to catch this epic war movie on UK screens wherever you are.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2020

Want to decide what the movie’s like for yourself?
Check out The Eight Hundred
via 

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Savage House (dir. Peter Glanz)

In 18th century England, an affluent couple seek to improve their social standing…

Scary Movie (dir. Michael Tiddes)

Cindy Campbell, Shorty Meeks and the gang face new “hilarious” evils…

Masters of the Universe (dir. Travis Knight)

Adam, the exiled Prince of Eternia, returns to reclaim his kingdom…

My Mother’s Wedding (dir. Kristin Scott Thomas)

Three sisters reunite for the third wedding of their mother…

Backrooms (dir. Kane Parsons)

A mysterious realm is discovered behind the walls of a furniture showroom…

Moss & Freud (dir. James Lucas)

In 2002, supermodel Kate Moss has her portrait done by artist Lucian Freud…

Tuner (dir. Daniel Roher)

A piano tuner finds a dangerous side-hustle as a criminal safecracker…

Power Ballad (dir. John Carney)

A wedding singer discovers that a troubled pop star has stolen one of his songs…

Passenger (dir. André Øvredal)

A young couple are stalked by a mysterious presence during a road trip…

The Mandalorian and Grogu (dir. Jon Favreau)

Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu are recruited for a new mission…

Optimized by Optimole