Above the Wall

In the late 1990s, amid China’s state-owned enterprise reforms, laid-off worker Jiao Tongsheng drowns just before he plans to report corruption. At the same time, a safe containing embezzlement evidence goes missing from the home of factory director Xiao Gengshi. Desperate to cover his tracks, Xiao Gengshi begins a deadly spree. Jiao Tongsheng’s daughter, Shuangsheng, uncovers his dark secret and engages in a tense battle of wits with Xiao Gengshi, ultimately helping the police bring him to justice.