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  • 2021
  • CMC Pictures
  • 2 h
  • 2021
  • CMC Pictures
  • 2 h

Summary In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, afterreturning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.

Directed By: Zhuang Jie Qiong

Written By: Yimou Zhang, Yongxian Quan, Yiran Pan

  • 2021
  • CMC Pictures
  • 2 h
  • 2021
  • CMC Pictures
  • 2 h

Cliff Walkers

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
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Summary In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, afterreturning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.

Directed By: Zhuang Jie Qiong

Written By: Yimou Zhang, Yongxian Quan, Yiran Pan

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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20% Mixed
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80
May 14, 2021
He may not add anything new to the spy genre, but Zhang knows how to deliver a ripping yarn with the requisite panache.
By John Berra FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 29, 2021
The seasoned director does a good job mixing in some kinetic action too, whether a high-speed car chase or multiple instances of one person desperately trying to shake off his/her assailants in pursuit.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 23, 2021
There’s nothing in Cliff Walkers that we haven’t seen in many a prior spy tale, and it’s not a picture you’d single out for great acting moments. Clean up the blood, and you could call it almost old-fashioned. It’s still a corker of a thriller that keeps you guessing which Hero of the Revolution will sacrifice him or herself next.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 29, 2021
The numerous action set pieces would be memorable even if the plot points didn’t eventually fall into place, which they do.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
67
May 25, 2021
Cliff Walkers quickly drops us into this winter wonderland, all whites, grays, and blacks, and delivers some of the most mesmerizing landscapes you’ll see all year. But for a film about undercover operatives, it lacks thrills, and it doesn’t give us any characters we can latch onto.
By Asher Luberto FULL REVIEW
58
Apr 29, 2021
Every scene in Cliff Walkers will feel familiar: the close calls, the dead drops, the car chases, the poor man’s Hitchcockisms.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
50
May 6, 2021
While there are some riches to be found under the surface for anyone who feels like watching this with a flow chart, Zhang is so clearly seduced by the spell of his own movie magic that everything else feels like an inadvertent side effect. He’s on his side, and he’ll forge whatever strategic alliances he needs to in order to stay there.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Emperor Motion Pictures, China Film Co., Ltd., Shanghai Film Group, Huaxia Film Distribution
Release Date Apr 30, 2021
Duration 2 h
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Awards

Huading Award
• 2 Wins & 10 Nominations
China Film Critics Association Award
• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations
Changchun Film Festival
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations

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