The Long March of Boshate

The film is based on real historical events that took place in Guizhou during the Long March of the Red Army, and it recreates a legendary story between the Red Army and British missionary Boshate. It showcases the collision and blending of beliefs and emotions between the Red Army soldiers and missionary Boshate, painting a historical picture of how the Red Army overcame difficulties and sought a path to revolutionary victory.In his twilight years, Boshate sat in his study, the fragrance of blooming osmanthus wafting through, pulling his thoughts back to decades ago.In October 1934, to coordinate with the main forces of the Red Army's Long March, the 6th Army Corps entered the southeastern mountainous region of Guizhou from their base in Xiangxi. Lacking maps and facing high mountain obstacles and layers of enemy ambushes, the troops found it difficult to move.A local armed group of more than three hundred surrounded a small Red Army food procurement team of about a dozen people inside a church. At a critical moment of standoff between the two forces, missionary Boshate rode up to the church and, in a moment of panic, was captured by the Red Army. In order to confuse the enemy, Captain Zhang flung open the church doors and boldly led Boshate's horse inside, causing the enemy to mistakenly believe that ambushes had been set within the church, leading them to withdraw in despair. This allowed the food procurement team to retreat safely. Mistaken for a foreign spy, Boshate accompanied the small team...