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Cliff Walkers

2021 · 120 min

A tense, snowbound spy thriller that keeps you leaning forward, with quiet dread and sudden violence.

Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Genres: Drama, Action, Mystery
Starring: Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Qin Hailu

Overview: In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.

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Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Genres: Drama, Action, Mystery
Starring: Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Qin Hailu

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
survival
loyalty
war
deception
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, action, mystery
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Written by: Zhang Yimou, Quan Yongxian
Starring: Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Qin Hailu, Zhu Yawen, Liu Haocun, Ni Dahong, Li Naiwen, Yu Ailei
Music: Cho Young-wuk
Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding
Runtime: 120 min
Country: China, Hong Kong
Languages: Turkish, Mandarin

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