Lust, Caution

2007 · 158 min · ZH · NC-17 · 7.3 (857 votes)

Dir. Ang Lee · Starring Tang Wei, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Leehom Wang, Joan Chen, Tou Tsung-hua, Jacqueline Zhu · Music Alexandre Desplat

“To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own.”

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During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.

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This film immerses you in a world of dangerous allure and simmering tension. It's a deeply sensual and emotionally complex experience, where every glance and touch carries immense weight. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken desires and perilous secrets, building to an almost unbearable intensity.

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