Surveillance
1997, Chinese. Directed by Huang Jianxin & Yang Yazhou.
In 1990s China, a dock worker's murder sparks a major manhunt for a crime boss known as the Wise One. Detective Yan Gao leads the covert operation, enlisting port guard Ye for nighttime surveillance. As Ye juggles secrecy, a strained romance, and rising tensions, the lines between duty and personal life begin to blur.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 8 November 1997
- Original title
- 埋伏
- Country
- China
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Surveillance runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Surveillance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 November 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Surveillance?
Surveillance (1997) was directed by Huang Jianxin and Yang Yazhou and stars Feng Gong, Jiang Shan, Teng Rujun.