张飞 (played by Zhang Yi) is a protagonist in The Sacrifice.
A stern and disciplined Volunteer Army anti-aircraft officer defending the wooden bridge over the Geumgang River during the Jincheng Campaign. He runs the gun position with his comrade Guan Lei and endures the American pilot's repeated bombing runs. After Guan Lei is killed in the air raid, Zhang Fei stays at his emplacement in the final battle and keeps fighting until he is killed, buying enough time for the troops to cross to Kumsong. He is the emotional center of the 'Gunners' segment and the film's main sacrifice. 关磊 (played by Wu Jing) is a protagonist in The Sacrifice.
An experienced, hot-blooded anti-aircraft gunner defending the same river crossing. Unlike the cautious Zhang Fei, Guan Lei is bold and eager to fight the enemy aircraft head-on. When the American plane dives on the bridge, he keeps his gun firing without cover and dies when his position is hit. His death is first shown from the enemy pilot's viewpoint and then from the Chinese side in the 'Gunners' segment, turning him into the human loss that drives the rest of the defense. 刘浩 (played by Li Jiuxiao) appears in The Sacrifice.
A young Volunteer Army soldier followed closely in the opening 'Soldiers' segment. He waits with his unit on the riverbank for the order to move to the Kumsong front and endures continuous enemy bombing while the bridge is destroyed and repaired again and again. The film looks at the crossing through his eyes; by the final 'Bridge' section he is one of the ordinary foot soldiers who must cross over the damaged bridge to reach the battle. 闫瑞 (played by Vision Wei) appears in The Sacrifice.
A Volunteer Army engineer in the bridge-repair force at the Geumgang River. His job is to lead or join the teams that run onto the wooden bridge under fire, carrying planks and ropes and rebuilding the structure after each air raid. He represents the engineer soldiers who keep the crossing route alive and is part of the frantic final effort to make the bridge passable before the deadline for the Jincheng offensive. 高福来文书 (played by Jiang Qiming) appears in The Sacrifice.
高福来 (played by Deng Chao) appears in The Sacrifice.
A senior field commander at the headquarters supervising the Geumgang crossing. Seen with his clerk and regimental communications soldiers, he receives the reports about the destroyed bridge, presses the officers to repair it before dawn, and sets the strict timetable for sending more troops and firepower to Kumsong. He mostly appears in command scenes, but his orders generate the pressure that drives all four segments of the story. 医务兵 (played by 陈美汶) appears in The Sacrifice.
文人 (played by 张承) appears in The Sacrifice.
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Characters
张飞
(played by Zhang Yi) — protagonist
A stern and disciplined Volunteer Army anti-aircraft officer defending the wooden bridge over the Geumgang River during the Jincheng Campaign. He runs the gun position with his comrade Guan Lei and en...
关磊
(played by Wu Jing) — protagonist
An experienced, hot-blooded anti-aircraft gunner defending the same river crossing. Unlike the cautious Zhang Fei, Guan Lei is bold and eager to fight the enemy aircraft head-on. When the American pla...
刘浩
(played by Li Jiuxiao) — supporting
A young Volunteer Army soldier followed closely in the opening 'Soldiers' segment. He waits with his unit on the riverbank for the order to move to the Kumsong front and endures continuous enemy bombi...
闫瑞
(played by Vision Wei) — supporting
A Volunteer Army engineer in the bridge-repair force at the Geumgang River. His job is to lead or join the teams that run onto the wooden bridge under fire, carrying planks and ropes and rebuilding th...
高福来文书
(played by Jiang Qiming) — supporting
高福来
(played by Deng Chao) — supporting
A senior field commander at the headquarters supervising the Geumgang crossing. Seen with his clerk and regimental communications soldiers, he receives the reports about the destroyed bridge, presses...
医务兵
(played by 陈美汶) — minor
文人
(played by 张承) — minor
高个子
(played by Liu Yanxi) — minor
三班长
(played by 韩方晨) — minor
Artilleryman
(played by Wang Fei) — minor
话务员
(played by Hao Zhuyu) — minor
老路
(played by Shi Ou) — minor
光膀子
(played by Zhang Zhe) — minor
团部通讯兵
(played by Yang Yi) — minor
七连长
(played by Ou Hao) — supporting
The commander of the infantry company waiting to cross the Geumgang River to the Kumsong front. He keeps his men under cover during the bombing, relays information about the broken bridge to the comma...
希尔·安德鲁
(played by Vladimir Ershov) — minor
辛芹
(played by Qiu Tian) — supporting
A young female telephone/radio operator attached to the Volunteer Army headquarters near the Geumgang River. She is one of the few rear-service soldiers shown in the command scenes, passing messages b...
胡盛
(played by Zhou Siyu) — supporting
哈喇子
(played by Liu Xianda) — supporting
Story Analysis
A multi-perspective war epic depicting the desperate struggle to repair a vital bridge under relentless enemy bombardment during the Korean War.
Plot Progression
The Soldier's March
The Adversary's Sky
The Gunner's Fire
The Bridge's Endurance
Directed by Guan Hu, Lu Yang, Frant Gwo
The Sacrifice (2020) · 5.8/10 · action, drama, history, war
