Cliff Walkers

(2021)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 125 votes

Genres: Drama, Action, Mystery

Year: 2021

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: China, Hong Kong

Director: Чжан Имоу

Cast: 张译, Юй Хэвэй, Цинь Хай Лу, 朱亚文, 刘浩存, 倪大红, Ли Най Вэнь, Юй Ай Лэй, 周晓凡, 雷佳音

Plot

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.

Based on the script by QUAN Yongxian, Cliff Walkers is director ZHANG Yimou's first foray into the spy genre. 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 find 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.