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Cliff Walkers

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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.

Release Date : 2021-04-30

Language :MandarinTurkish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Emperor Motion PicturesShanghai Film GroupChina Film Group CorporationHuaxia Film Distribution

Production Country : ChinaHong Kong

Alternative Titles : Cliff WalkersImpasse

Cast

Zhang Yi

Character Name : Zhang Xianchen

Original Name : Zhang Yi

Gender : Male

Qin Hailu

Character Name : Wang Yu

Original Name : 秦海璐

Gender : Female

Zhu Yawen

Character Name : Chu Liang

Original Name : 朱亚文

Gender : Male

Liu Haocun

Character Name : Xiao Lan

Original Name : 劉浩存

Gender : Female

Ni Dahong

Character Name : Section Chief Gao

Original Name : 倪大红

Gender : Male

Yu Hewei

Character Name : Zhou Yi

Original Name : 于和伟

Gender : Male

Li Naiwen

Character Name : Lu Ming

Original Name : 李乃文

Gender : Male

Yu Ailei

Character Name : Jin Zhide

Original Name : 余皑磊

Gender : Male

Lei Jiayin

Character Name : Xie Zirong

Original Name : 雷佳音

Gender : Male

Yi Sha

Character Name : Lao Feng

Original Name : Sha Yi

Gender : Male

Wang Naixun

Character Name : Xiao Zheng

Original Name : Wang Naixun

Gender : Male

Fei Fan

Character Name : Xiao Meng

Original Name : Fei Fan

Gender : Female

Chen Yongsheng

Character Name : Wang Ziyang

Original Name : Chen Yongsheng

Gender : Male

Ding Zidi

Character Name : Female Prisoner

Original Name : Ding Zidi

Gender : Female

Cao Rui

Character Name : Ticket Checker

Original Name : Cao Rui

Gender : Male

Bai En

Character Name : Ticket Checker

Original Name : Bai En

Gender : Male

Li Feng

Character Name : Middle-aged Man

Original Name : Li Feng

Gender : Male

An Dong

Character Name : Bao Zhang's Daughter

Original Name : An Dong

Gender : Female

Finn Han

Character Name : Zhang's Son

Original Name : 韩昊霖

Gender : Male

Lu Chang'en

Character Name : Shoe Repairman

Original Name : Lu Chang'en

Gender : Male

Ma Ruihan

Character Name : Secret Service

Original Name : Ma Ruihan

Gender : Male

Zhao Yi

Character Name : Lao Han

Original Name : 赵毅

Gender : Male

Danny Ray

Character Name : Western Guy

Original Name : Danny Ray

Gender : Male

Xue Yuanyuan

Character Name : Zhang Jie

Original Name : Xue Yuanyuan

Gender : Female

Rock Ji

Character Name : Secret Service

Original Name : Rock Ji

Gender : Male

Song Tianshuo

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Song Tianshuo

Gender : Male

Feng Xintian

Character Name : Cell Doctor

Original Name : Feng Xintian

Gender : Male

Qi Yujia

Character Name : Operating Room Doctor

Original Name : Qi Yujia

Gender : Male

Zhou Nana

Character Name :

Original Name : Zhou Nana

Gender : Female

Niu Xiaoning

Character Name : Bookstore Staff

Original Name : 牛晓宁

Gender : Female

Chen Yutong

Character Name : Zhang's Daughter

Original Name : 陈雨桐

Gender : Female

Yan Lei

Character Name :

Original Name : 燕磊

Gender : Male

Reviews

P

Pietro Carrara

@piticarrara

2021-07-28

**Cliff Walkers** follows 4 Chinese spies trying to reach the Japanese-dominated city of Harbin, where they should await for further instructions. However, the Japanese are aware of their plans, and send their agents to infiltrate and sabotage the mission. This film has spies doing what they do best: handling information. The first scene has the protagonists split into 2 groups, with no radios or other ways to contact each other. In a following scene, when one of the groups learns that they're being watched, they must pass this information to their teammates without busting their identity. In another, they must schedule a meeting without seeing each other. The challenge of transmitting/receiving information is the base for the whole movie. The Japanese suspects they have a mole, so they're also careful when sharing information among them. The film goes back and forth like this, alternating between scenes following the Japanese or Chinese teams. All the characters are smart, and will play tricks to withhold or extract information from others. The tension starts at the 10-minute mark and lasts throughout the session. **It feels exactly how a spy movie should**. While the writer has said this is a movie where spies are "portrayed as people with emotions", I couldn't connect with any of the characters. But I wouldn't say this is a bad thing, I actually think it's good. There are moments where the tension will ease and the characters will shed tears or talk about their past, but they represent a minor slice of the movie's length (it lasts 2 hours). They use just enough time so that you don't feel like you're watching emotionless robots. But this means that the time not being used to make the spies more human is being used to build up the tension, which represents the **absolute best aspect** of this film. Unfortunately, I can't say I enjoyed the movie to it's fullest. There were moments where **I couldn't absorb new information fast enough**. All the characters wear the same clothes, which makes it kinda hard to know who is who. This leads to scenes where you don't understand what just happened. A character/event flowchart would be a welcome companion while watching it. From what I've been able to research, this is actually a prequel to the 2012 TV show "悬崖" (Cliff) by the same writer, Quan Yongxian. In an interview, he said that in 2015 he had written the script for this prequel as a 60-episode show. **If this had been a TV show – or even a book –, where things could flow in a more friendly pace, this would've been an absolute must-watch**. **Overall, it's a very good movie, and I recommend anyone interested to watch it**. Even though you'll scratch your head sometimes and may wish to rewind a bit to understand what is happening, the movie is perfectly enjoyable without an aforementioned flowchart.