Cliff Walkers
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Produced by Emperor Motion Pictures, Shanghai Film Group
A tense, paranoid spy thriller set in 1930s Manchukuo where betrayed agents navigate a web of threats and deception with limited trust.
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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