

A mining engineer acting as a technical 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.
Director: Huang Jianxin

Zhao Shuxin

Li Renzhong

Chen Hao-xiang

Feng Liangcai

Zhou Yuzhen
Wu Kegong
Wang Hongye

Liu Yumei
Zhao's Girlfriend

Hans Schmidt