The Shadow Play
Seen it?2019 | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tang Yijie, the Construction Committee Director, falls off from rooftop and dies in a demolition riot. Yang Jiadong, a young police officer starts his investigation and finds that Tang's death is tied up with another case several years ago. Soon he is framed and suspended from duty, but he never gives up.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Berlin award.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$10 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lou Ye
- Jing BoranYang Jiadong
- Song JiaLin Hui
- Ma SichunTang Xiaonuo
- Qin HaoJiang Zicheng
- Michelle ChenLian Ayun
- Zhang SongwenTang Yijie
- Edison ChenAlex
- Wang WeishenWang
- Chen WeirongMr. Yang
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