The Silent War (2012)

Original title

听风者

Directed by

Felix Chong, Alan Mak

Genre

crime thriller film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h

Rated

IIA

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A recruit with extrasensory perception joins a secret government unit in 1950s China. They work to stop an invisible enemy using psychic abilities.

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What happens

The Silent War is a 2012 spy thriller film directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production adapted from the novel Plot Against written by Mai Jia, it follows a recruit with extrasensory perception working for a government unit tasked with stopping an "invisible enemy". The Silent War won Best Cinematography at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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