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Yongxian Quan is known for Cliff Walkers (2021) and The Brink (2012).
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Cliff Walkers (Chinese: 悬崖之上), previously titled Impasse in English, is a 2021 Chinese historical spy thriller film directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Quan Yongxian. It is set in the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s before World War II erupts.
Apr 27, 2021 · Quan Yongxian’s precisely constructed screenplay gives Zhang copious opportunities to reference the pantheon of thriller practitioners from Alfred Hitchcock to Jean-Pierre Melville to Johnnie...
Apr 27, 2021 · Based on a script by Quan Yongxian, Cliff Walkers opens in pre WWII north east China, where the titles inform us that secret Japanese camps committed heinous crimes against the Chinese. In an...
Apr 29, 2021 · With this historical fact as the background, Quan Yong first "resurrected" Zhou Yi. In Quan Yongxian's view, the finale of "anticlimax" did not affect the harvest of "Cliff" to the major awards and the audience's word of mouth.
Yongxian Quan. Writer — 2. 2021. 1. Cliff Walkers. Xuan ya zhi shang, 2021 — (adapted from an original story by) Thriller, History, Drama, 2 hours. China, Hong Kong • Yimou Zhang... Friends. : — Kinorium. : 6.4. IMDb. : 6.5. Critics: 81% 2012. Cliff TV Show. Xuan Ya, 2012. Drama, 45 min. China • Jin Liu. Friends. : — Kinorium. : — IMDb. : 7.4.
Apr 30, 2021 · This sort of spartan chase narrative (co-adapted by Quan Yongxian and Zhang) is as relentless as it is grim: characters’ backstories are tucked into asides during otherwise negligible dialogue exchanges, and there are only a few moments of tension-relieving humor.
