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Mystery

Original title: Fu cheng mi shi
  • 20122012
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Mystery (2012)
CrimeDrama
Lu Jie is having coffee with her desperate friend Sang Qi, who believes her husband is cheating on her. At the same time at a hotel across the road from the coffee shop, Lu Jie sees her husb... Read allLu Jie is having coffee with her desperate friend Sang Qi, who believes her husband is cheating on her. At the same time at a hotel across the road from the coffee shop, Lu Jie sees her husband businessman Qiao Yongzhao entering the hotel with a young girl. A few hours later the ... Read allLu Jie is having coffee with her desperate friend Sang Qi, who believes her husband is cheating on her. At the same time at a hotel across the road from the coffee shop, Lu Jie sees her husband businessman Qiao Yongzhao entering the hotel with a young girl. A few hours later the girl Sun Xiaomin is run over and killed on a nearby motorway by a group of joyriding rich ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
54,077
3,580
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    • Director
      • Ye Lou
    • Writers
      • Feng Mei
      • Fan Yu
      • Ye Lou
    • Stars
      • Lei Hao
      • Hao Qin
      • Xi Qi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ye Lou
    • Writers
      • Feng Mei
      • Fan Yu
      • Ye Lou
    • Stars
      • Lei Hao
      • Hao Qin
      • Xi Qi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 16 nominations

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    Xi Qi in Mystery (2012)
    Lei Hao in Mystery (2012)
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    Ye Lou, Lei Hao, and Hao Qin at an event for Mystery (2012)
    Yawen Zhu and Xi Qi at an event for Mystery (2012)
    Lei Hao at an event for Mystery (2012)
    Xi Qi at an event for Mystery (2012)
    Lei Hao, Hao Qin, and Xi Qi at an event for Mystery (2012)
    Hao Qin at an event for Mystery (2012)
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    Lei Hao and Hao Qin at an event for Mystery (2012)
    Lei Hao and Hao Qin at an event for Mystery (2012)

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    Lei Hao
    Lei Hao
    • Lu Jie
    Hao Qin
    Hao Qin
    • Qiao Yongzhao
    Xi Qi
    Xi Qi
    • Sang Qi
    Feng Zu
    Feng Zu
    • Tong Minsong
    Yawen Zhu
    Yawen Zhu
    • Qin Feng
    Fangyuan Chang
    Fangyuan Chang
    • Wenzi
    Yanlin Du
    • An'an
    Yihang Liu
    Yihang Liu
    • Yuhang
    Longgang Yu
    • The Homeless
    Ying Qu
    Ying Qu
    • Han Hui
    Shi'ai Ji
    • Wenzi's Mother
    • Director
      • Ye Lou
    • Writers
      • Feng Mei
      • Fan Yu
      • Ye Lou
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Referenced in Dao yan qing zhi jiao: Di 1 qi shang: Bao Bei'er Xiang Guoqiang pai xin "Nezha"/EP1 Part 1: Remake of Nezha by Bao Bei'er and Xiang Guoqiang (2021)

    User reviews6

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Nutshell Review: Mystery
    The first few minutes will probably hit the raw nerve of anyone who got enraged by the irresponsible behaviour of fast car drivers here. We see two cars driven by rich kids who think of nothing except flooring the accelerators of their sports cars, even under inclement weather conditions, coupled with fooling around with the opposite sex, before tragedy hits when they get into an accident by hitting a passer-by. And as if not bad enough, one of them proceeds to finish the job. After all, it is said that punishment for a hit-and-run perpetrator is lighter if the victim succumbs to the injuries, rather than to survive the ordeal.

    Just when you think that Mystery would circle around the story of each of those who were involved, the narrative shifts in broad strokes. Based on story found in internet forums, Lou Ye's film actually deals with hell having known no fury than that of a woman scorned. Or make that women. It aims squarely at issues of extra marital affairs, and the trouble that one's indiscretion would bring about across all families involved in one's uncontained lust. It also skirted around highlights involving the single child policy, and how a male heir played some importance especially to the older generation. Which I thought was rather interesting if you'd put yourself in the shoes of the male protagonist under a society as such, although his wild behavioural swings isn't something that can be condoned.

    At first glance, it seemed that Qiao Yongzhao (Qin Hao) is leading the successful life, with a good career, nice apartment, wife Lu Jie (Hao Lei) and child. But who would have thought that these were insufficient, and slowly we learn more about what's actually behind his success due to family connections, and his frustrations that manifest through a series of affairs. Lu Jie befriends the mother of her daughter's classmate, and it's not before long that Sang Qi (Qi Xi) confides in her about her husband's affair. Connect the dots, and very soon the film becomes a tale of jealous vengeance, ever ready to see how far it could stretch.

    But while everything will be settled in a closed loop especially with yet another police investigative subplot thrown in for good measure (I suppose with Chinese films, you cannot have the law ignore crimes that have been committed, and how these investigations must almost always turn out positively to an extent, which makes the narrative fairly predictable), what was interesting was the character of Yongzhao, being very two-faced in the way he conducts himself between the two families, in a way, knowing very well not to bite the hands that feed him. The narrative moves up a notch when there's a direct confrontation, since it becomes a lot more explosive rather than to dwell and contemplate on the next move on the chess board.

    While the film tries to adopt this very detached, documentary like examination into the lives of the characters, it was especially jarring with the hand-held, shaky camera treatment, and on many occasions I was silently begging the cinematographer to mount the camera on a tripod, or stabilizer. It detracts one from getting into the story, and was mildly irritating each time the camera moved for no apparent reason other than just because it was hand held. If there could be one aspect that would make this film more bearable, it would be this.

    Otherwise perhaps Lou Ye wanted us to feel the same discomfort as the characters in this bleak and grim story, where everything was in a shade of grey, in the morals of the story as well as the way the film got lit and coloured, with plenty of rain to dampen any chirpy mood. If miserableness was what should be conveyed through the film to an audience, then this would be a great success.
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    • DICK STEEL
    • Nov 17, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 2012 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Gizem
    • Production companies
      • Dream Author
      • Les Films du Lendemain
      • Arte France Cinéma
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,064,669
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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