Diànyǐng 《Chángjīn Hú》 jiǎng de shì Zhìyuànjūn zài Cháoxiǎn zuòzhàn.
The film Lake Changjin tells the story of Chinese People's Volunteer Army fighting in Korea.
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Refers to both a place and a 2021 film. The lake is the Chosin Reservoir in present-day North Korea. The November-December 1950 battle there pitted UN forces (primarily U.S. Marines) against the Chinese People's Volunteer Army in temperatures down to -40°C. The PVA broke UN lines but suffered massive frostbite and casualties.
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Released October 2021, directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam. Starring Wu Jing (吴京) and Jackson Yee (易烊千玺). A sequel 水门桥 (Watergate Bridge) followed in 2022. Both films were the top-grossing Chinese releases of their years.
2021 Chinese war epic depicting the Battle of Chosin Reservoir (1950) during the Korean War from the perspective of Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers. Grossed over ¥5.7 billion, making it the highest-grossing Chinese film at release. A major state-backed production released for the 100th anniversary of the CCP.
