Surveillance

Year: 1997

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: Chinese

Directors: Huang Jianxin, Yang Yazhou

HorrorComedyDrama

Set in 1990s China, a dock worker’s murder sparks a hunt for the crime boss known as the Wise One. Detective Yan Gao leads a task force and enlists port guard Ye for nighttime surveillance along the waterfront. As Ye balances secrecy, a strained romance and pressure, the line between his duty and personal life blurs.

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