TV series

It All Started in Harbin

2013 · 1 season

A sweeping, somber historical drama that follows one man's life across decades of upheaval, rewarding patience with quiet emotional force.

Overview: The events of the film unfold first on the territory of China, in Manchuria, then transferred to the USSR, have an extensive geographical area: from Harbin to Leningrad, and cover the period from 1928 to 1953. The plot is based on the complex, full of dramatic events, the fate of a man — Boris, the son of an employee of the Chinese-Eastern Railway.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, fate, war, identity
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: survival
fate
war
identity
family
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild