1942, Nanjing (Nanking). Following a series of assassination attempts on officials of the Japanese-controlled puppet government, the Japanese spy chief gathers a group of suspects in a mansion house for questioning. A tense game of "cat and mouse" ensues as the Chinese code-breaker attempts to send out a crucial message while protecting his/her own identity.

Title: The Message
Imdb rate: 7.4
Imdb votes: 2,818
Year: 2009
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: China
Director: Kuo-Fu Chen, Qunshu Gao
Writers: Chia-Lu Chang (screenplay), Kuo-Fu Chen (screenplay), Jia Mai (novel)
Actors:
Xun Zhou
Bingbing Li
Hanyu Zhang
Xiaoming Huang

Awards: 6 wins & 20 nominations.