THE MESSAGE

THE MESSAGE (FENG SHENG), 2009
Çhina | 35mm, Color, 118’ | Mandarin, Japanese
Directors: Kuo-Fu Chen, Qunshu Gao
Cast: Xun Zhou, Bingbing Li, Hanyu Zhang

1942, Nanjing (Nanking). Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion house for questioning. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.