Children of Troubled Times

5.5 (4 votes)• 1935• 92m•Released

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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.

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Languages: Mandarin

Director: Xingzhi Xu

Starring Cast: Muzhi Yuan, Menghe Gu, Renmei Wang, Tam Ying, Lu Luming, Guilin Wang

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