| The Silent War | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聽風者 |
| Simplified Chinese | 听风者 |
| Directed by | Alan Mak Felix Chong |
| Written by | Alan Mak Felix Chong |
| Based on | Plot Against by Mai Jia |
| Produced by | Ronald Wong Charley Zhuo |
| Starring | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Zhou Xun Mavis Fan Wang Xue Bing |
| Cinematography | Fletcher Poon |
| Edited by | Curran Pang |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
Production companies | Mei Ah Film Production Pop Movies |
| Distributed by | Mei Ah Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | China Hong Kong |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
The Silent War is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong.[1][2][3] It is an adaptation of the popular novel Plot Against written by Mai Jia.[4]
The story is about a recruit with extrasensory perception 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.[5]
- ^ James Marsh (10 August 2012). "Review: THE SILENT WAR is All Static, No Message". Twitch. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ James Marsh (3 July 2012). "Blinding New Poster For Alan Mak & Felix Chong's THE SILENT WAR". Twitch. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Hugo Ozman (22 June 2012). "First Teaser for THE SILENT WAR – Latest Film from Creators of OVERHEARD and THE LOST BLADESMAN". Twitch. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "The Silent War (聽風者) (2012)".
- ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.