''The Silent War'' is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed by
Alan Mak and
Felix Chong
Felix Chong Man-keung () (born December 27, 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and actor.
He is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in Hong Kong and has won several prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chong is k ...
. It is an adaptation of the popular novel ''Plot Against'' written by
Mai Jia
Jiang Benhu (; born 1964), better known by his pen name Mai Jia, is a Chinese novelist. He also served as the president of Zhejiang Writers Association and vice president of the Zhejiang Literature and Art Association.
Biography
Jiang was born ...
.
The story is about a recruit with
extrasensory perception
Extrasensory perception or ESP, also called sixth sense, is a claimed paranormal ability pertaining to reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses, but sensed with the mind. The term was adopted by Duke Universit ...
working for a government unit tasked with stopping an "invisible enemy". The film deals with spies, subterfuge and hidden romance.
The film won Best Cinematography at the 32nd
Hong Kong Film Award.
Cast
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Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
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as He Bing
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Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun (, born 18 October 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. She gained international fame for her roles in '' Suzhou River'' (2000) and ''Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' ...
as Zhang Xue Ning
*
Mavis Fan
Mavis Fan (; born 27 February 1977) is a Taiwanese singer and actress.
Life and career
Fan began her singing career in the mid 90s as a pop idol, singing songs catered mostly towards children and young teenagers.
Fan was raised only by her mot ...
as Shen Jing
*Wang Xue Bing as Guo Xingzhong
*
Dong Yong as Wu Chang
*
Carrie Ng as Mrs Li
*
Pal Sinn
Pal Sinn Lap-man (born 17 March 1959) is a Hong Kong musician, singer and actor.
Sinn is noted for his roles as Sai-Mun Hing in ''The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus'', for which he received Hong Kong Film Award nomination for Best New Performe ...
as Luo Saner
*Lam Wai as Captain Yang
*Tang Qun as Mother He
*
Jacob Cheung
Jacob Cheung Chi-leung is a Hong Kong film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His credits include '' A Battle Of Wits'' (2006), which was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Golden Bauhinia Awards, and '' Beyond the ...
as Sparrow
*Zhang Haiyan as Mrs. Ma
Awards and nominations
32nd Hong Kong Film Awards
* Nominated: Best Screenplay (
Alan Mak &
Felix Chong
Felix Chong Man-keung () (born December 27, 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and actor.
He is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in Hong Kong and has won several prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chong is k ...
)
* Nominated: Best Actor (
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
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* Nominated: Best Actress (
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun (, born 18 October 1974) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. She gained international fame for her roles in '' Suzhou River'' (2000) and ''Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'' ...
)
* Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (
Mavis Fan
Mavis Fan (; born 27 February 1977) is a Taiwanese singer and actress.
Life and career
Fan began her singing career in the mid 90s as a pop idol, singing songs catered mostly towards children and young teenagers.
Fan was raised only by her mot ...
)
* Won: Best Cinematography (Anthony Pun Yiu Ming)
* Nominated: Best Art Direction (Man Lim Chung)
* Nominated: Best Costume & Make Up Design (Man Lim Chung)
* Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Chan Kwong Wing)
Golden Horse Awards
* Nominated: Best Art Direction (Man Lim Chung)
* Nominated: Best Makeup & Costume Design (Man Lim Chung)
* Nominated: Best Sound Effects (Traithep Wongpaiboon, Nopawat Likitwong)
* Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (
Mavis Fan
Mavis Fan (; born 27 February 1977) is a Taiwanese singer and actress.
Life and career
Fan began her singing career in the mid 90s as a pop idol, singing songs catered mostly towards children and young teenagers.
Fan was raised only by her mot ...
)
Asian Film Awards
* Won: Best Costume Designer (Man Lim Chung)
* Nominated: Best Production Designer (Man Lim Chung)
Asia Pacific Film Awards
* Won: Best Sound Effects (Traithep Wongpaiboon, Nopawat Likitwong)
Huading Awards
The Huading Awards are a set of entertainment awards in China. The awards were set up by Tianxia Yingcai Cultural Media Co., LTD () in 2007 in Beijing and are held more than once each year across multiple entertainment media from Chinese televis ...
*Won: Best Supporting Actress (Mavis Fan)
References
External links
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2012 films
2012 crime thriller films
Chinese crime thriller films
Hong Kong crime thriller films
Films directed by Alan Mak
Films directed by Felix Chong
Films set in the 1950s
2010s Mandarin-language films
2010s Hong Kong films
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