Surveillance (1997)

Name: Surveillance
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Released: 1997-11-08

1h 40m

Running Time

Plot.

In 1990s China, a dock worker's murder sparks a major manhunt for a crime boss known as the Wise One. Detective Yan Gao leads the covert operation, enlisting port guard Ye for nighttime surveillance. As Ye juggles secrecy, a strained romance, and rising tensions, the lines between duty and personal life begin to blur.

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Cast & Crew.

Feng Gong

Ye Minzhu

Jiang Shan

Bai Lin

Teng Rujun

Tian Gongshun

Niu Zhen-Hua

Zhi Zhe

Zhang Jiayi

Gao Yang

Chen Hao

Tong Tong

Haihai Lin

Xiao Tai

Sun Yi’an

Writer

Huang Jianxin

Director

Yang Yazhou

Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
November 8, 1997

Original Name
埋伏

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Genres
Comedy Drama Horror

Last updated: 2025-05-03

Wiki.

Surveillance (Chinese: 埋伏; pinyin: Máifú) is a 1997 Chinese comedy film directed by Huang Jianxin. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.