Cliff Walkers
2021 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · 71% critics
In 1930s Manchukuo, a team of Communist special agents returns to China for a secret mission, only to be betrayed from within. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, they must navigate surveillance, deception, and split-second decisions to keep their operation alive.
Also known as Impasse
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Details
- Original title
- 悬崖之上
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-04-30
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (117 votes)
About
If you enjoy tense spy stories built around deception, coded messages, and constant pressure, this delivers; Not for you if you want slow pacing or easy-to-follow plotting, and it may appeal to fans of The Wild Goose Lake.
Pros: relentless tension; clever information games; smart cat-and-mouse | Cons: hard to track characters; dense plot details; occasional confusion
Themes
- japan
- china
- spy
- baffled
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2022 · nominated
Cast & crew
Zhang Yi
as Zhang Xianchen
Yu Hewei
as Zhou Yi
Qin Hailu
as Wang Yu
Zhu Yawen
as Chu Liang
Liu Haocun
as Xiao Lan
Ni Dahong
as Section Chief Gao
Li Naiwen
as Lu Ming
Yu Ailei
as Jin Zhide
Fei Fan
as Xiao Meng
Lei Jiayin
as Xie Zirong
Directed by Zhang Yimou