The Silent War Page #2

Synopsis: An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Production: Mei Ah Films Production Co. Ltd.
  4 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Year:
2012
120 min
81 Views


how dare you come here?

I'll beat you up, I...

you stay right here!

I...I'll beat you up...

I told you to earn money,

and you got people killed

If it were not these leaders

who bore with you

you blind idiot

would have been dead long ago

Don't you hear me clearly?

No No? He...

OK, let me tell you clearly...

tell you clearly

Son... you can't avert

this misfortune

Do you hear me clearly now?

Clear now? Clear this time

From now on we

will listen to you

We will always listen to you

No problem, my son's ears

are super sensitive

Chief

our country is developing,

it needs loads of manpower

You don't need to drag in

so many people to care for my mom

Though she looks old

she... is very nimble,

and has an agile mind

She can take care of herself

I know she is nimble and agile,

I fear she would escape

With me in your hands,

how can she escape?

With she in my hands,

you will not escape

It is my honor to

serve the country

why would I escape?

Alright, I'll accept fate

You all want to take

advantage of my ears

But you have to tell me what

you want me to do

Just think as if you are going

to tune a very big piano

Do you know how much I charge

for tuning an ordinary piano?

I will double the pay

How about my mom?

We have arranged quarters

for your mom, on the Bund

The Bund is good, beautiful scenery

But grocery shopping...

is a bit inconvenient

If she could have a small sedan,

that would...

Understood

Let's sign a contract

Why are you staring at me?

Who stares at you? I am blind

Close your eyes I

can't see anyway

what difference does it make?

Close your eyes

Oh...

What do you see when

you close your eyes?

What did you say?

Nothing, I was just asking

Did you hear something just now?

When you slept, you didn't snore,

you didn't talk

your heartbeat was slow,

so was your breathing

but your hands and

feet were strained

as if someone were to touch you,

you'd kill him at once

Then why did you ask me

what I'd see with my eyes closed?

Let me open my eyes, then I'll tell you

OK:

When I close my eyes

I'd think of unhappy past events

Then you should sleep with

your eyes wide open

How is it possible?

I'd try to think of good things

Such as?

The good things I remember

all happened before I became blind

Things happened in my childhood

were all good things

What if there are

sad parts in the good things?

Just remembering

the good parts will do

Is it that simple?

It is that simple

What are you smiling at?

I am thinking of the day

you fell from the tree

Your must remember...

the part where your peeped

at Chun Jiao's bath, right?

Did my mom tell you that?

Blindfold him No

need, he cannot see

So many sentries...

Are we arriving soon?

Didn't you say he couldn't see?

Relax, he just hears it

And there are many cars

200, what is it?

Why isn't he blindfolded?

He cannot see

Don't talk nonsense

OK:

Aren't you supposed to

fetch the tuner Luo?

Why is this man here?

Sir

You dropped your cigarette

Director

Thanks

The examination will

start right away

How long do we have

to wait here?

What do you want?

I am hungry

Where is the exit?

What are you doing?

They are calling

Let's go

If you hear this broadcast,

leave from the right exit

If you hear this broadcast,

leave from the right exit

It was an ultra-low

frequency recording

we ordinary people cannot

hear that frequency

I have studied his file,

he is illiterate

Yes You can help him

in the next test OK

Are you hungry?

You didn't say there'd be a test

Are you scared?

Yeah... I am afraid to scare you

Ladies and gentlemen,

please put on your earphones

I don't need to,

just put it there

Let's start

Question no. 1

In the recording just now...

what did the woman next to

the bus say?

Damn it

What did you say?

The answer

Damn it

The answer...

how can it be damn it

Bing...

Do you know what 701 is?

We are an invisible unit

You will fight an invisible enemy

on an invisible

battlefield What?

Isn't my mission...

very dangerous?

What do you want to say?

Nothing Director

This leader told me that

I came here for tuning piano

Now you ask me to fight a battle,

then.

The charge would be very different

What do you think is

an appropriate price?

Our agreed price times 5

Reasonable

And it's impossible for

my mom to live in quarters

Living in a house is more

comfortable for an elder

Plus a small sedan

Imported sedan Deal

Director... softer please

I hope you can mend your ways

Mend what?

Who has never made a mistake?

Don't be so fussy

Director...

I am now sacrificing my life

for the country

that would compensate, right?

You aren't in a position

to bargain with me

As long as you do your work well,

no one can touch you

If you don't,

we will work according to law

Are you threatening me, sir?

I just want you to feel at ease

If you feel at ease,

you can work well

If you work well,

the price I offer you is reasonable

You have to learn radio

and Morse Code in one week

You don't have much time,

don't dillydally

Your Director is not amenable

to reason

To people like you,

he's already very kind

I am out of luck

Start working

It's all right to

put it on the table

Retrieve that particular one

This one on the far right

is the volume

When you hear sounds Put down...

what you have heard

Switch, frequency, fine tune...

volume, hear sounds

I've heard that you

and Bing haven't rested for days

You look terrible

What's the use of having

good looks here?

It's no use damaging

your health here

Take a rest, this is an order!

Of course I have to obey your order

but I also have to

complete my last mission

Put this on monitor no. 7

No. 11...more towards the left

No... my left

Is that OK? Yes

Like this

Right

What are they doing?

Bing begins to locate the channels

He wants to start with

the whole airwaves

This is the sound of the airwaves?

Just 5 days...

has he learned

all the things he needs?

Radio is sound,

Bing doesn't need to learn that

He is illiterate

Morse Code is the first

written language he learns

I found it! I found it!

It's telegraphic code!

I have been monitoring this frequency

for 2 weeks but to no avail

I found it! I found it!

It's real!

Are you awake?

The doctor said your blood sugar is low

and need to drink more glucose

You had a high fever yesterday,

scared me to death

Come, take this medicine!

Good girl

Drinking glucose isn't enough

I'll cook you chicken angelica

soup tomorrow

I'll add wolf berries and red dates

What are you doing here?

Don't move

This medicine is very effective

Why is your hand so cold?

What did you say?

I said what are you doing here

Shouldn't you be

at the Intercept Unit?

Yes, I should go back

Director, you are late again

The director talks to

the doctor first everyday

He is not sick,

why talk to the doctor?

A waste of time I am leaving

She's taken the medicine.

Congee and food are on the cabinet

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Felix Chong

Felix Chong Man-Keung (simplified Chinese: 庄文强; traditional Chinese: 莊文強; pinyin: Zhuāng Wénqiáng) (born January 1, 1968, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and actor.He is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in Hong Kong and has won several prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chong is known for frequently working alongside cinematographer/director Andrew Lau, and writer/director Alan Mak. Chong's best known film as a screenwriter is Infernal Affairs, which he co-wrote alongside Alan Mak. Other films written by Chong include Infernal Affairs 2, Infernal Affairs 3, Initial D, Dance of a Dream, and Confession of Pain. As of May 2017 filming of “Project Gutenberg", a big-budget Chinese-language action film, started. The picture is written and being directed by Chong. more…

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