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China Gate (1998)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishnakant Puri and asks for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's rule in the Devdurg region. Krishnakant agrees to assist her, and summons about a dozen of his fellow officers and subordinates to assist him. They all assemble at Devdurg with all the necessary ammunitions and arms to combat Jageera, not realizing that Jageera has influence over the local police detachment, who will prevent Puri and his men to possess any guns and weapons. This does not deter Puri and his men, and they continue to stay on in Devdurg and gain the confidence of the villagers. What the villagers do not know that Krishnakant and his men had all been dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice and retreating when attacked by the enemy. Will Puri and his men abandon Devdurg and let history repeat itself?
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
military, french foreign legion, mission, mexican standoff, bandit, mercenary, courage, honor, cowardice, colonel, court martial, evil man, showdown, village, forest, soldier, rescue, village life, vengeance, rivalry, police corruption, dishonesty, disgraced, one last chance, dog ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
india, asia, punjab
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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