Retelling War Stories in Contemporary China: Film Screening of Railway Heroes

Friday, 19 June 2026, 10am to 1pm

Retelling War Stories in Contemporary China: Film Screening of Railway Heroes
Screening followed by Q&A with Director Yang Feng

Railway Heroes is a Chinese war action film directed by Yang Feng. Inspired by the true stories of Railway Unit members active between 1935 and 1945, the film is set during the Second Sino-Japanese War and follows the heroic fighters in Shandong as they draw on courage and cunning to resist the enemy. In 2022, Railway Heroes was shortlisted for the Golden Deer Award at the 17th China Changchun Film Festival.

Speaker(s): Yang Feng (Film Director)

Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Oxford China Centre - Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) - Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) Dickson Poon Building Canterbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LU United Kingdom

Department: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Department)

Organiser: Dr Bingbing Shi

Host: Dr Bingbing Shi