I Know Who You Are

I Know Who You Are

Directed by Feng Xiaogang

Produced by Alibaba Pictures Group, China Film Group Corporation

2026142 min6.8 / 10

A historical drama spanning four decades that traces an obsessive, ambiguous relationship between a security official and a teacher against the backdrop of modern China's founding and transformation.

On 1949 October 1, the day of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, Xiao Dali enters the city and is reorganized as the director of the public security police station. He finds that primary school teacher Feng Jingbo is full of doubts. With the high vigilance of a soldier and the sense of responsibility of a public security official, Dali insists on partnering with Feng and becomes his neighbor. He then spends his whole life carrying out a nearly four-decade pursuit without regrets.

Questions people ask

  • Is I Know Who You Are sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is I Know Who You Are violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is I Know Who You Are easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is I Know Who You Are scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does I Know Who You Are end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Like I Know Who You Are

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Like I Know Who You Are, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Know Who You Are, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Know Who You Are, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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