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The Message | |
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Directed by | Chen Kuo-fu Gao Qunshu |
Written by | Chen Kuo-fu Zhang Jialu |
Based on | The Message by Mai Jia |
Produced by | Chen Kuo-fu Feng Xiaogang Zhang Dajun Wang Tianyun |
Starring | Zhou Xun Li Bingbing Zhang Hanyu Huang Xiaoming Alec Su |
Cinematography | Jake Pollock |
Edited by | Yang Xiao |
Music by | Michiru Oshima |
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Distributed by | Huayi Brothers |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | China |
Languages | Mandarin Japanese |
Budget | $7 million |
Box office | CN¥205.2 million |
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.[1] Li Bingbing won the Best Leading Actress Award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role as the code-breaker chief in this movie.[2]