- Drama, Action, Mystery
- 120 min
Rotten Tomatoes80%IMDb6.5
In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and plot-driven.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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- Pietro Carraraon TMDB · Jul 20218/10
**Cliff Walkers** follows 4 Chinese spies trying to reach the Japanese-dominated city of Harbin, where they should await for further instructions. However, the Japanese are aware of their plans, and send their agents to infiltrate and sabotage the mission. This film has spies doing what they do best: handling information. The first scene has the protagonists split into 2 groups, with no radios or other ways to contact each other. In a following scene, when one of the groups learns that they're being watched, they must pass this information to their teammates without busting their identity. In another, they must schedule a meeting without seeing each other. The challenge of transmitting/receiving information is the base for the whole movie. The Japanese suspects they have a mole, so they're also careful when sharing information among them. The film goes back and forth like this, alternating between scenes following the Japanese or Chinese teams. All the characters are smart, and will play tricks to withhold or extract information from others. The tension starts at the 10-minute mark and lasts throughout the session. **It feels exactly how a spy movie should**. While the writer has s
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Cast
- Zhang YiZhang Xianchen
- Yu HeweiZhou Yi
- Qin HailuWang Yu
- Zhu YawenChu Liang
- Liu HaocunXiao Lan
- Ni DahongSection Chief Gao
- Li NaiwenLu Ming
- Yu AileiJin Zhide
- Fei FanXiao Meng
- Lei JiayinXie Zirong
Crew
- Zhang YimouDirector
- Zhang YimouScreenplay
- Quan YongxianWriter
- Zhao XiaodingDirector of Photography
- Cho Young-wukOriginal Music Composer
- Li YongyiEditor
- Pang LiweiProducer
- Luca LiangProducer
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