Saturday Fiction
2021, Chinese. Directed by Lou Ye.
It’s 1941, and China has become a wartime intelligence battlefield. Actor Jean Yu returns to Shanghai, ostensibly to appear in the play “Saturday Fiction,” directed by her former lover. But what is her true aim? To free her ex-husband? To gather intelligence for the Allied forces? To work for her adoptive father? Or to escape from war with her lover? As she embarks on her mission, with friends ever more difficult to distinguish from undercover agents, Jean Yu starts to question whether to reveal what she has learned about the imminent Pearl Harbor attack.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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Saturday Fiction is streaming on Strand Releasing in India.
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Cast & crew
- Lou YeDirector
- Gong LiJean Yu
- Mark Chao You-tingTan Na
- Joe OdagiriFuruya Saburo
- Pascal GreggoryFrederic Hubert
- Tom WlaschihaSaul Speyer
- Huang XiangliBai Yunshang
- Ayumu NakajimaKajiwara
- Wang ChuanjunMo Zhiyin
- Zhang SongwenNi Zeren
- Shibuya TenmaLieutenant Hosoda
- Alexandre RobillardFrench Reception Manager
- Wang XiaoqiTelephone Operator
Details
- Released
- 15 October 2021
- Original title
- 兰心大剧院
- Country
- China, Germany, Japan
- Written by
- Ma Yingli
- Box office
- $3.4M
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How long is Saturday Fiction?
Saturday Fiction runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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Which OTT platform is Saturday Fiction on?
Saturday Fiction is streaming on Strand Releasing in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Saturday Fiction?
If you liked Saturday Fiction, try Hidden Blade, Blood Brothers, The Eight Hundred.
Who directed Saturday Fiction?
Saturday Fiction (2021) was directed by Lou Ye and stars Gong Li, Mark Chao You-ting, Joe Odagiri.