From the chinese press

A film that reminds us to be humble

Back to 1942, a film based on Liu Zhenyun's investigative novel about the famine that killed about 3 million people in Henan province has performed very well at the box office, drawing praise from people from all walks of life. A survey shows that up to 93.8 percent of netizens consider the movie "excellent and beyond expectation". The film, though artistically modified, has reproduced the China of the early 1940s, and showed how important China's rejuvenation is, says an article on gmw.cn. Excerpts:

Seventy years ago, foreign invasion, a corrupt government, heavy tax and a severe drought combined to wreak havoc in Henan, killing about 3 million. Back to 1942 gives the audience an opportunity to acquire a more intuitive understanding of the catastrophe that devastated China in 1942 and realize how trivial the death of an individual was in a country where people could barely get any food.