The Silent War | |
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Traditional Chinese | 聽風者 |
Simplified Chinese | 听风者 |
Directed by | Alan Mak Felix Chong |
Written by | Alan Mak Felix Chong |
Based on | Plot Against by Mai Jia |
Produced by | Ronald Wong Charley Zhuo |
Starring | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Zhou Xun Mavis Fan Wang Xue Bing |
Cinematography | Fletcher Poon |
Edited by | Curran Pang |
Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
Production companies | Mei Ah Film Production Pop Movies |
Distributed by | Mei Ah Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Countries | China Hong Kong |
Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
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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]
Golden Horse Awards
Asian Film Awards
Asia Pacific Film Awards
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