Overview
Taking place in the immediate aftermath of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Evening Bell follows a small platoon of five Chinese soldiers who must negotiate a devastated landscape, burying bodies, disarming mines, and eventually facing off against a starving band of Japanese soldiers who do not yet know that the war has ended.
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Awards
Won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (1989)
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Hou Yong
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