The Message

The Message
  • Release date: 22 Sep 2009
  • Release year: 2009
  • Runtime: 118 minutes
  • Country: China
  • Keywords: chinese history, japanese occupation of china, resistance, year 1942, torture, spy, world war two, nanjing china, japanese occupation, espionage
Plot:
Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government in 1942 Nanjingn (Nanking), 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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