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The Bloody Fourteen Years

2018 · 1 season

A slow-burning historical drama that immerses you in the tense, patriotic struggles of a family during wartime.

Created by
Dongdong Zhang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Liu Xiaofeng, Lingling Wang, Zhao Liang
Overview
After the Mukden Incident, Shanghai medicinal material merchant Xiang Qingsong privately organized fundraising to support the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army. His son Xiang Binli also secretly participated in anti-Japanese activities without telling his father.

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Created by
Dongdong Zhang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Liu Xiaofeng, Lingling Wang, Zhao Liang
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • family
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Dongdong Zhang
Starring
Liu Xiaofeng, Lingling Wang, Zhao Liang, Wang Zitong, Masanobu Otsuka, Sun Jiaolong, Guan Yunpeng
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes, 40 min each
Network
CCTV-8
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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