The Message (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Chen Kuo-fu Gao Qunshu |
| Written by | Chen Kuo-fu Chang Chia-lu |
| Based on | The Message by Mai Jia |
| Produced by | Chen Kuo-fu Feng Xiaogang Zhang Dajun Wang Tianyun |
| Starring | Zhou Xun Li Bingbing Zhang Hanyu Huang Xiaoming Alec Su |
| Cinematography | Jake Pollock |
| Edited by | Yang Xiao |
| Music by | Michiru Oshima |
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| Distributed by | Huayi Brothers |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin Japanese |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | CN¥205.2 million |
The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng; lit. 'The Sound of the Wind') is a 2009 Chinese espionage thriller film set in 1942 Nanking, featuring a cast including Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu and Alec Su. The film was adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng), and was co-directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu.
The film had its international premiere at the 14th Busan International Film Festival, and was released in China on September 29, 2009.