China Little Big Soldier is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
大兵小将
The story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the capture, which includes five "mu" of land, and most importantly, honorable discharge from the army.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Little Big Soldier. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bona Entertainment
Action + Comedy in China
54 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Little Big Soldier itself).
The 2009–2011 China Window
Little Big Soldier holds position #20 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Little Big Soldier premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 221st China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
273 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Little Big Soldier, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- dark hero · 1
- soldier · 29
- escape · 22
- samurai sword · 16
- blood splatter · 11
- showdown · 9
- duel · 9
- general · 8
- musician · 8
- slavery · 7
- martial arts · 369
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #336 of 946 China films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #82 of 319 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Italian |
| Production Companies | Bona Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | February 14, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1319718 |