Movie

Back to 1942

2012 · 145 min

A harrowing, slow-burning chronicle of human suffering that weighs heavily, offering little relief but considerable historical resonance.

Tagline: History should never be forgotten.
Overview: In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, death, corruption, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
death
corruption
family
grief
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild