The Shadow Play (2018 film)

The Shadow Play is a 2018 Chinese crime drama film directed by Lou Ye. It made its world premiere at the 58th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in 2018. The film was also shown in the Panorama section at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. It was released theatrically on April 4, 2019 in China.

Synopsis
Yang Jiadong, a naive rookie cop, witnesses the Chief of Construction Committee jumping to his death from a tall building. He immediately begins investigation, but was brutally dismissed from his job and pursued by unknown enemies. He escapes to Hong Kong, where meets the daughter of the deceased victim. With the help of Xiao Ruo, Yang Jiadong continues to seek for the truth, but finds himself falling into an entrapment of love.

Cast

 * Jing Boran as Yang Jiadong
 * Ma Sichun as Xiao Ruo
 * Sun Chenxi as Xiao Ruo (10-year-old)
 * Huang Kailu as Xiao Ruo (15-year-old)
 * Song Jia as Lin Hui
 * Qin Hao as Jiang Zicheng
 * Michelle Chen as Lian Ahyun
 * Zhang Songwen as Tang Yijie
 * Edison Chen as Alex
 * Cherry Ngan as bar girl
 * Wang Weishen as Wang
 * Shan Baozhong as Sun
 * Leung Chi-lik as Chun
 * Chen Weirong as Mr. Yang
 * Luo Yimin as Stuntman
 * Hu Ling as Ms Hu
 * Herman Lau as Businessman