The Black Cannon Incident

The Black Cannon Incident 1985 Directed by Huang Jianxin 黑炮事件

A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

Country China

Production Country China

Language Mandarin

Spoken Languages English , German , Mandarin

Gneres Comedy , Drama

Production Company Xi'an Film Studio

Release Date 2 January 1985

99 mins