Is The Black Cannon Incident scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Cannon Incident violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Black Cannon Incident end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Cannon Incident sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Black Cannon Incident easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Black Cannon Incident

Name: The Black Cannon Incident
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1985
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Liu Zifeng, Gao Ming, Yang Fengliang, Yang Yazhou, Wang Yi

I'm done with chess. For good.

Directed by Huang Jianxin

Produced by Xi'an Film Studio

198599 min7.6 / 10

A darkly comic bureaucratic absurdist fable about a man caught in the machinery of state suspicion, where miscommunication and institutional opacity become instruments of injustice.

A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

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Absurdist Political Satire Dark Comedy Nightmares Comedic Heist Movies Working-Class Occupations

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Drama Comedy

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Questions people ask

Is The Black Cannon Incident scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Black Cannon Incident violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does The Black Cannon Incident end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Black Cannon Incident sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Black Cannon Incident easy watching? 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.

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