Shanghai
2010 · 1h 45m · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · China, United States of America · Rated R (US)
In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder.
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
Directed by
Mikael HåfströmWritten by
Hossein Amini6.1Smart score
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american abroadchinese resistancefemale spyfilm noirinternational espionagejapanese occupation of chinanazi collaborationismpacific theatershanghai, chinaspy thrillerwar against fascismworld war ii
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