The Black Cannon Incident (1985)

Overview: A bumbling factory translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

Starring: Liu Zifeng, Gerhard Olschewski, Gao Ming, Yang Fengliang

Categories: Comedy, Drama