The Silent War (2012)
Original title: 听风者
The Silent War is a 2012 Chinese-language drama movie directed by Felix Chong Man-Keung and Alan Mak Siu-Fai, with a running time of 2h. It stars Zhou Xun, Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Wang Xuebing.
An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.
Cast
- Zhou Xun as Zhang Xuening
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as He Bing
- Wang Xuebing as Guo Xingzhong / Lao Gui / Devi
- Mavis Fan as Shen Jing
- Dong Yong as Wu Chang, 701 Agent
- David Lam Wai as Zhang Guoxiang, KMT Agent
- Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung as Sparrow
- Pal Sinn Lap-Man as Luo San Er
- Carrie Ng Ka-Lai as Mrs Li
- Henry Fong Ping as Mr Chao