China's answer to Bond, but make it 1986 and deeply unhinged.
The international terrorist organization Black Storm wants to assassinate a foreign general when he visits Beijing.
Production
1986 Beijing locations captured with accidental time-capsule beauty.
Costume
Terrorist chic meets socialist realism in unforgettable villain looks.
Director
Huang Shuqin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of China's mid-80s 'reform era' genre films that awkwardly merged socialist realism with emerging commercial thriller tropes.
Director Huang Shuqin was one of few prominent female directors in 1980s Chinese cinema, making this rare female lens on typically male-dominated spy genre.
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