5.7
On Wings of Eagles (2016)
June 17, 20161h 36mEN
5.6
53 votes
Overview
Eric Liddell - China's first gold medalist and one of Scotland's greatest athletes - returns to war-torn China.
Director
Stephen Shin Kei-YinWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$155K
Production Companies
MGK MultimediaBeijing Forbidden City FilmInnowave LimitedGoodland PicturesBondIt
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CinemaSerf
5.0This film picks up where "Chariots of Fire" (1981) leaves off with the Olympic champion Eric Liddell (Joseph Fiennes) now a missionary in the land of his birth - now war-torn - China. When the Japanese invade, he is initially fêted - well fed and looked after, but that is all part of the ultimate game of humiliation as he is basically being groomed for a race against "Xu Niu" (Shawn Dou). This is quite an interesting depiction of just how this man's Christian faith and sense of decency were pitched against the ruthlessness of his captors who used both physical and psychological methods to redu…
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