War epic film The Eight Hundred to hit Chinese theaters (Xinhua)09:47，" or "Lao Pao Er." "The Eight Hundred" will be the first major Chinese production to hit movie theaters since the COVID-19 outbreak. A trailer of the film was released Tuesday through social media. Movie theaters are gradually reopening in parts of China deemed to be low-risk areas. Many Chinese films whose scheduled releases were postponed due to COVID-19 are yet to announce their new release dates. Some industry observers believe that the release of "The Eight Hundred" would help the movie market recover. (For the latest China news，" a war epic film， 2020 "The Eight Hundred， August 05， is slated for release on Aug. 21. The film depicts Chinese soldiers' defense of a warehouse against the invading Japanese army during the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. It is directed by Guan Hu， Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook ) (Web editor: WenYing， whose best-known works include the 2015 film "Mr. Six， LiangJun) Add your comment Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. ，。