Eight Sons(2019)

Eight Sons is a Chinese historical drama set in 1930s southern Jiangxi, a region central to the Communist revolution. The film follows a mother who sends her eight sons to fight for the Red Army, watching helplessly as six of them fall in battle. Only the eldest, Yang Daniu, and the youngest survive the brutal conflict. Rooted in real sacrifice and family tragedy, Eight Sons explores the human cost of revolution through the eyes of a mother whose devotion to the cause demands an unbearable price. The film captures both the idealism of the era and the devastating personal losses that shaped China's revolutionary struggle.