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May 3, 2021 · But mostly the screenplay, co-written by Zhang Yimou and Quan Yongxian, keeps the characters at arm’s length, jettisoning human drama in favor of a bunch of turncoats in trenchcoats playing ...
Cliff Walkers (Chinese: 悬崖之上), previously titled Impasse in English, is a 2021 Chinese historical spy thriller film directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Quan Yongxian. It is set in the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s before World War II erupts.
- xuányá zhīshàng
- 悬崖之上
- on the cliff
- 懸崖之上
Apr 27, 2021 · Based on a script by Quan Yongxian, Cliff Walkers opens in pre WWII north east China, where the titles inform us that secret Japanese camps committed heinous crimes against the Chinese. In an...
Apr 8, 2021 · Based on a script by Quan Yongxian, it is set in the 1930s in China’s snowy northeast, known then as the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. It follows four Communist party special agents who...
Apr 30, 2021 · Yongxian’s story is not personal, because it’s ultimately about martyrdom and utilitarian self-sacrifice. These superhuman values are foregrounded as soon as the Chinese spies crash-land in a snowy Manchukuo forest.
Apr 30, 2021 · Based on the script by Quan Yongxian, CLIFF WALKERS is director Zhang Yimou's first foray into the spy genre. Set the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, the film follows four Communist...
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- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Apr 27, 2021 · Quan Yongxian’s precisely constructed screenplay gives Zhang copious opportunities to reference the pantheon of thriller practitioners from Alfred Hitchcock to Jean-Pierre Melville to Johnnie...
