Xuan Ya Zhi Shang (2021)
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 120 minuten
Alternative titles: Cliff Walkers / Impasse / 悬崖之上
Country:
China
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Stars: Haocun Liu, Qin Hailu and Hewei Yu
IMDb score:
6,5 (3.528)
Releasedate: 30 April 2021
Xuan Ya Zhi Shang plot
During the 1930s, four Chinese secret agents are sent on a mission to the Japanese state of Manchukwo. However, their mission is in danger of falling apart when they are confronted by a traitor in the city of Harbin. Now it's up to the elite team of top trained agents to get out of a predicament in which they are pressured from all sides.
Actors and actresses
Zhang Xianchen
Wang Yu
Chu Liang
Xiao Lan
Gao Bin
Zhou Yi
Lu Ming
Jin Zhide
Xie Zirong
Old Feng
Reviews & comments
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This was a good, full-on spy film by Yimou Zhang. In a snow-covered setting, four communist spies have a complicated mission: to exfiltrate a man who could testify about Japanese crimes against the Chinese people. Right from the first scene, you can tell from the cyanide pills that this won't be a walk in the park. They are thwarted by a traitor and by a particularly paranoid commander who intends to cunningly eliminate them.
Well acted, especially by Yu Hewei in an impressive role, but as is often the case with Chinese films, I struggled to distinguish the characters, and that bothered me for about an hour. Moreover, it is not the easiest story to follow. That is why 3 stars, but I must admit that it was a suspenseful film that kept me on the edge of my seat more than once. The deadly game of espionage is played on the razor's edge.
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