Name: The Shadow Play
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2019-04-04
Rating: 6.7

2019R15+

CrimeDramaMystery2h 9m

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20%

Tomatometer

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38%

Popcornmeter

6.7

TMDB

Storyline

Tang Yijie, the Construction Committee Director, falls off from rooftop and dies in a demolition riot. Yang Jiadong, a young police officer starts his investigation and finds that Tang's death is tied up with another case several years ago. Soon he is framed and suspended from duty, but he never gives up.

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DirectorLou Ye

ReleasedApr 4, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageChinese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideR15+JP

Studio

Dream Factory

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

1 fresh · 4 rotten

Deborah Young

RTThe Hollywood ReporterFeb 13, 2019

There's more to the art of the thriller than exciting cutting and dizzying camerawork, as evidenced in the misguided police actioner The Shadow Play.

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianFeb 12, 2019

[A] wildly overblown, overcomplicated drama that dissipates tension because it is always doubling back on itself and not achieving much impact with each of its narrative shifts.

Richard Yu

RTCinema EscapistNov 4, 2019

The Shadow Play is not a movie that you kick back and watch on Netflix at the end of a long day; it's a film that requires involvement and thought on the part of the viewer.

Lee Marshall

RTScreen InternationalFeb 12, 2019

A chaotic plot stumbles its way towards a feeble denouement.