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.
Richard Astor
The film's tagline is: "In a world filled with secrets, solving a mystery can be murder."
The film had a budget of $50.0M but only grossed $15.3M, losing $34.7M at the box office.
The runtime is 105 minutes (1h 45m).
The film features dialogue in 4 languages: German, Japanese, Mandarin, English.
It was a co-production between: China, United States of America.
The film was directed by Mikael Håfström.
The screenplay was written by Hossein Amini.
Cinematography was handled by Benoît Delhomme.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1092634.
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Average
187 votes
Shanghai
Released
R
Deutsch, 日本語, 普通话, English
China, United States of America
$50,000,000
$15,302,850
