

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.
Top Cast

Zhang Guoli
Fan Dianyuan

Xu Fan
Hua Zhi

Zhang Mo
Shuan Zhu

Zhang Hanyu
An Ximan

Chen Daoming
Jiang Jieshi

Adrien Brody
Theodore Harold White

Tim Robbins
Bishop Megan

Wang Ziwen
Xing Xing

Fan Wei
Lao Ma

Feng Yuanzheng
Xia Lu

Alec Su You-peng
Song Ziwen

Li Xuejian
Li Peiji
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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