China Overheard is a China–Hong Kong and Singapore co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
竊聽風雲
The story revolves around three members of a police surveillance squad conducting an investigation into a financial investment group involved in criminal fraud. The focus of the plot, however, is actually on the three officers themselves who stumble upon an opportunity to capitalize on information they gathered during their surveillance.
China × Hong Kong and Singapore Co-Production
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42 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Overheard itself).
The 2008–2010 China Window
Overheard holds position #24 of 69 China films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 24 titles released, including Overheard. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (142 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other China films in 2009.
The 204th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
86 audience reviews — more than 74% of China films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (57th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #428 of 946 China films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Drama productions specifically: #271 of 547 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, Singapore |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Bona Entertainment, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Beijing EE-Media Co., Xi'an Qujian Film & TV Investment Group Company, Neo Studios |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | July 23, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1349853 |