Oct 20 (News about Japan) – THE VOLUNTEERS: TO THE WAR 2 – Trailer (2024) was released in mainland China on September 30, 2024, and so far the film has taken the Chinese box office by storm, grossing over 100 million for five consecutive days, and grossed 900 million at the box office.
It ranks first in the cumulative box office list of National Day films.
Based on the real truth, this film depicts a battle during the war to resist American aggression and help Korea: the Battle of Cheorwon, which tells the blockbuster story of the volunteer soldiers facing heavily armed enemies and how they blocked the enemy troops step by step. with their flesh and blood without bullets. From May 28 to June 12, 1951, nearly 25,000 soldiers of the 63rd Army of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army (CPVA) fought a fierce battle with 50,000 UN troops for twelve days, building an unbreakable iron great wall on the Cheorwon battlefield. Volunteer soldiers fought through blood, sweat and tears and successfully forced the enemy to restart negotiations. Moviegoers can get a full experience of real-world battle scenes, and unexpectedly a combination of art and historical events is achieved, with most of the plot designed in the film incorporating real-world prototypes. The film has put a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure a sense of realism, from scene building to storytelling, which fully reflects the team’s top level. The film cleverly uses various details to express emotions, full of deep feelings, it is worth watching and tasting repeatedly. The film shows how the CPVs are militant for the motherland and sacrifice and work to show the resistance against the UN forces and the power of all people with the same heart.
Its predecessor, The Volunteer Army: Hero Soldier Attack, was released in mainland China on September 28, 2023. The film grossed over 800 million at the box office, with a total of over 19.4 million moviegoers, and won awards such as Most Anticipated Film of 2023 and Most Influential Film of the Year. The film details the origins of the war to resist the US and help Korea, and interprets the national spirit of the Chinese defying threats and violence, and the national spirit of unity.
THE VOLUNTEERS: TO THE WAR 2 – Trailer (2024) shows the sacrifices of the soldiers for the sake of peace and defense of the country, and their courageous fights on the front lines. We must not forget the sacrifices and dedication of the CPVs. The film shows the world the great efforts of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army to protect the country’s sovereignty and fight for world peace. It is not only a war epic, but also a profound reflection on faith, sacrifice and peace, aiming to convey the cruelty of war and the preciousness of peace to the international audience.
