Before Daybreak (2010)

Original title

黎明之前

Directed by

Liu Jiang

Cast

Wu Xiu Bo, Lin Yong Jian, Zhang Xi Lin, Ren Zheng Bin, Lu Jian Min, Tian Xiao Jie, Hai Qing, Cheng Xiang Yin

Genre

mystery, war & politics, drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Length

1 season, 30 episodes

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series is set in Shanghai during the second Chinese civil war between the Nationalists and Communists. It focuses on the spy operations and psychological battles between agents from both sides. The show is considered a Chinese adaptation of American TV drama style and is noted for its heavy male cast.

tensegrittyslow-burncerebraldarkstrategicsuspensefulemotionally restrained

What happens

《黎明之前》，是中国大陆于2009年拍摄的电视剧，2010年7月22日湖北综合频道首播，10月11日在北京卫视、东方卫视、云南卫视、重庆卫视播出。片长30集。以第二次国共内战时期的上海为背景，讲述国共两党特工的斗争。有报道认为它是美剧在中国本土化的样本。这部戏也被认为是一部“男人戏”。标注为主演的女一号海清，在30集的篇幅中只有二十几段戏份，彻底的“打了回酱油”。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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