by Lou Ye
EnglishEnglishWinter, 1941. Ever since the occupation of Shanghai by the Japanese, the city has become a spy-filled battlefield between Allies and Axis Powers. After years of absence, Chinese star actress Jean Yu returns to her hometown to perform in her former lover’s play “Saturday Fiction”. However, that may not be the true reason for her return – and neither did she return for the benefit of her detained ex-husband. Rather, Jean Yu is an allied spy tasked with collecting information about an impending attack. But who should she turn to in an inscruta- ble world where it is impossible to distinguish between friend and foe? In the beguiling spy thriller SATURDAY FICTION, Chinese director Lou Ye masterfully intertwines theatre and world events as well as truths and lies.
