Back to 1942 is a recent DVD release. The film re-counts tragic difficulties in China during WW II. A person should see the piece if he appreciates war movies and tragic true stories. Back to 1942 resembles the recent Flowers of War or Nanking (2007) in tone and subject matter. I admired the cast for their performances. I admired the director greatly for his unsparing matter-of-fact approach. Oddly enough, gore is not this work's most disturbing element; rather, desperation--and what it makes people do--is. Throughout, Back to 1942 is consistently poignant, and it is often thought-provoking. How do events like this happen as they do? What can the tragic human cost of governments' decisions? Interested audiences might want to see Back to 1942.