Lust, Caution

Based On the book by Eileen Chang

Lust, Caution (Chinese: 色，戒; pinyin: Sè, Jiè; Jyutping: Sik1Gaai3) is a 2007 erotic spy film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1979 novella by Eileen Chang. The story is set during World War II, when a group of Chinese students plot to assassinate a high-ranking official in the puppet government of Japanese-occupied Shanghai by luring him into a honey trap. The film won Lee a second Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival after Brokeback Mountain. It propelled Tang Wei to stardom but also drew controversy for its explicit sex scenes, which resulted in a two-year ban imposed on her by the Chinese government.

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Release date:

2007

Director:

Ang Lee

Cast:

Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Leehom, Anupam Kher

Genre:

Crime, Drama, War, Erotic, Spy

Country:

United States, People's Republic of China, Taiwan

Language:

Standard Chinese

Year page:

2007 in adaptations