A key moment in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War, is recounted. 452 Chinese soldiers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Xie Jinyuan, defend the Sihang Warehouse against a larger Japanese army. Despite being outnumbered, they repel multiple attacks, but their numbers dwindle. The siege is watched by Shanghai's International Settlement residents, who initially remain neutral. As the Chinese soldiers' situation becomes desperate, it inspires a dormant patriotism, prompting the citizens to help.
The Eight Hundred
A gripping war drama unfolds as 800 Chinese soldiers hold their ground in a Shanghai warehouse, surrounded by the Japanese army in 1937.
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