The Silent War (2012 film)

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The Silent War
The Silent War film poster.jpg
Traditional Chinese 聽風者
Simplified Chinese 听风者
Directed by Alan Mak
Felix Chong
Written by Alan Mak
Felix Chong
Based onPlot Against
by Mai Jia
Produced byRonald Wong
Charley Zhuo
Starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Zhou Xun
Mavis Fan
Wang Xue Bing
Cinematography Anthony Pun
Edited byCurran Pang
Music by Chan Kwong-wing
Production
companies
Mei Ah Film Production
Pop Movies
Distributed by Mei Ah Entertainment
Release date
  • 10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesChina
Hong Kong
Languages Mandarin
Cantonese

The Silent War is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. [1] [2] [3] It is an adaptation of the popular novel Plot Against written by Mai Jia. [4]

Contents

The story is about a recruit with extrasensory perception working for a government unit tasked with stopping an "invisible enemy". The film deals with spies, subterfuge and hidden romance.

The film won Best Cinematography at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award. [5]

Cast

Awards and nominations

32nd Hong Kong Film Awards

Golden Horse Awards

Asian Film Awards

Asia Pacific Film Awards

Huading Awards

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References

  1. James Marsh (10 August 2012). "Review: THE SILENT WAR is All Static, No Message". Twitch . Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. James Marsh (3 July 2012). "Blinding New Poster For Alan Mak & Felix Chong's THE SILENT WAR". Twitch . Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. Hugo Ozman (22 June 2012). "First Teaser for THE SILENT WAR – Latest Film from Creators of OVERHEARD and THE LOST BLADESMAN". Twitch . Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. "The Silent War (聽風者) (2012)".
  5. "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.