The Message(Movie, 2009)

Name: The Message
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009
Duration: T01:58:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "风声" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

1h 58min | Genres: Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 39 votes)

The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng, literally "Sound of the Wind") is a 2009 Chinese espionage thriller film set in 1942 Nanking, featuring a cast of top Chinese stars include Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu and Alec Su. The film was adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng), and was co-directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu. In addition to being a blockbuster, The Message has also received extensive critical acclaim and was nominated for a total of thirteen awards at the 2009 Golden Horse Film Festival, 2010 Asian Film Awards, 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards, and 2010 Hundred Flowers Awards. It won the best film award at 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Message

Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress nominated for: Asian Film Award for Best Actress nominated for: Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor nominated for: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director nominated for: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture nominated for: Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor

About The Message

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.

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.themessage2009.com

Production country: People's Republic of China

Plays in: Nanjing

Made by: Huayi Brothers Media Corporation

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 10 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/13/2009 (World premiere: 09/22/2009)

Cast: Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu, Alec Su, Zhu Xu, Wang Zhiwen, Deng Jiajia, Duan Yihong

Director: Chen Kuo-Fu, Gao Qunshu

Producer: Chen Kuo-Fu

Screenwriter: Chen Kuo-Fu

Director of Photography: Jake Pollock

Composer: Michiru Oshima

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"A Mensagem"

"Feng sheng"

"The Messages"

"바람의 소리: 유령"

Keywords: japanese occupation of china, code breaking, world war ii, china, espionage

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