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The Silent War is a film of genre Drama directed by Felix Chong with Tony Leung Chiu-wai

The Silent War (2012)

The Silent War
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Length 2h
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Genres Drama
Rating61% 3.0975453.0975453.0975453.0975453.097545

The Silent War is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong. Its is an adaptation of the popular novel “Plot Against” written by Mai Jia.

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.

Synopsis

Au début des années 1950, l’assistant aveugle d’un accordeur de piano est recruté par les services secrets en raison de son ouïe phénoménale, afin de servir les intérêts de la toute jeune République chinoise.

Actors

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

(He Bing)
周迅 (Zhou Xun)

(Zhang Xuening)
Mavis Fan

(Shen Jing)
Dong Yong

(Wu Chang, 701 agent)
Carrie Ng

(Mrs Li)
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