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Yimou ZhangCast:
Yi Zhang, Hewei Yu, Hailu Qin, Yawen Zhu, Haocun Liu, Dahong Ni, Naiwen Li, Ailei Yu, Xiaofan Zhou, Jiayin Lei, Yi Sha, Haolin Han, Xintian Feng, Chang'en Lu (more)Plots(1)
Set the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, the film follows four Communist party special agents who return to China after receiving training in the Soviet Union. Together, they embark on a secret mission code-named “Utrennya”. After being sold out by a traitor, the team finds themselves surrounded by threats on all sides from the moment they parachute into the mission. Will the agents break the impasse and complete their mission? On the snowy grounds of Manchukuo, the team will be tested to their limit. (CMC Pictures)
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Acclaimed Chinese director Yimou Zhang (House of Flying Daggers, Hero) already has a hall of fame career and his new spy film is pretty decent. It has its qualities, the foreign reviews are happy, but I didn't enjoy it completely. It's set in the 1930s where four special agents return to China on a secret mission, but they are betrayed and danger lurks at every turn. Filmed very nicely, 80% of the film takes place in a snowy setting, the action is pretty good (no battles fights, more like gunfights), though nothing too gripping or wow. The R-rated action is used normally, but it doesn’t look cheap, you can see it is an A-list production. I did like one torture scene that was reminiscent of Hostel in its setting, and there were a few twists and turns, though I have to admit that at times I got lost in the plot and wasn't engrossed enough to be able to fully immerse myself in the film, which is probably the fault of the material. It's not a bad film though, it's worth seeing and it will definitely find its fans. Story 4/5, Action 3/5, Humour 0/5, Violence 3/5, Fun 3/5, Music 3/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5. 6/10.
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