The Message (2009)

Original title

风声

Directed by

Chen Kuo-Fu, Gao Qunshu

Genre

war film, thriller film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

15

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 119 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1942 Nanking, a group of Chinese intelligence officers are trapped in a mansion with a Japanese spy. They must identify the traitor before time runs out.

tensesuspensefulgrippingdarkclaustrophobiccerebralbleakdeliberate

What happens

The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng; lit. 'The Sound of the Wind') is a 2009 Chinese espionage thriller film set in 1942 Nanking, featuring a cast including Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu and Alec Su. The film was adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng), and was co-directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu. The film had its international premiere at the 14th Busan International Film Festival, and was released in China on September 29, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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