Directed by: Ang Lee Written by: Hui-Ling Wang Cast: Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee Hom Studio: Focus Features Genre: Thriller Official Site: N/A Release Date: September 28, 2007 (limited) Buy:

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Director Ang Lee’s new film, following his Academy Award win for directing “Brokeback Mountain,” is an espionage thriller set in WWII-era Shanghai. Asian cinema icon Tony Leung (“Hero,” “In the Mood for Love”) stars as Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure in 1940s Shanghai. Tang Wei, a rising star in mainland China, makes her feature film debut as Wang Jiazhi, a young woman who gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with Mr. Yee. 

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