The Awake
- Directed by
- Zhao Bao Gang, Liu Xin Gang
- Cast
- Ou Hao, Guli Nazha, Feng Shao Feng, Liang Jie, Huang Jue, Xu Fang Yi, Ni Han Jin, Jiang Shu Ying
- Length
- 24 episodes
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How it feels
In 1941 Shanghai, a young photo studio assistant becomes a courier for the Communist underground after his mentor is killed. He gets tangled with a dance hostess who is secretly a nationalist spy, and together they navigate puppet regime intrigue and enemy surveillance.
tensesuspensefulgrittygrimslow-burncloak-and-daggerperiodmethodical
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