The Silent War (film)

The Silent War


Traditional	聽風者
Simplified	听风者
Directed by	Alan Mak Felix Chong
Produced by	Ronald Wong Charley Zhuo
Written by	Alan Mak Felix Chong
Based on	Plot Against by Mai Jia
Starring	Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Zhou Xun Mavis Fan Wang Xue Bing
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing
Cinematography	Fletcher Poon
Edited by	Curran Pang
Production company	Mei Ah Film Production Pop Movies
Distributed by	Mei Ah Entertainment
Release dates	10 August 2012 (2012-08-10)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	China Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin Cantonese

The Silent War is a 2012 Chinese-Hong Kong thriller film directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong.^[1]^[2]^[3] Its 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]

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as He Bing
Zhou Xun as Zhang Xue Ning
Mavis Fan as Shen Jing
Wang Xue Bing as Guo Xingzhong
Dong Yong as Wu Chang
Carrie Ng as Mrs Li
Pal Sinn as Luo Saner
Lam Wai as Captain Yang
Tang Qun as Mother He
Jacob Cheung as Sparrow
Zhang Haiyan as Mrs. Ma

Awards and Nominations

32nd Hong Kong Film Awards

Nominated: Best Screenplay (Alan Mak & Felix Chong)
Nominated: Best Actor (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai)
Nominated: Best Actress (Zhou Xun)
Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Mavis Fan)
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)

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)

References

↑ James Marsh (2012-08-10). "Review: THE SILENT WAR is All Static, No Message". Twitch. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
↑ James Marsh (2012-07-03). "Blinding New Poster For Alan Mak & Felix Chong's THE SILENT WAR". Twitch. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
↑ Hugo Ozman (2012-06-22). "First Teaser for THE SILENT WAR - Latest Film from Creators of OVERHEARD and THE LOST BLADESMAN". Twitch. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
↑ http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/silent_war.html
↑ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 2013-04-14.

External links

The Silent War at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Felix Chong

Lady Cop & Papa Crook (2009) Overheard (2009) Once a Gangster (2010) The Lost Bladesman (2011) Overheard 2 (2011) The Silent War (2012) Overheard 3 (2014)

Films directed by Alan Mak

Films	Infernal Affairs (2002) Infernal Affairs II (2003) Infernal Affairs III (2003) Initial D (2005) Confession of Pain (2006) Lady Cop & Papa Crook (2009) Overheard (2009) The Lost Bladesman (2011) Overheard 2 (2011) The Silent War (2012) Overheard 3 (2014)

See also	Infernal Affairs film series

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