The Whistleblower

Dec 6, 2019

2h 14m

★ 6.3

Overview

Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk, and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth.

Genres

Action

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Screen Australia

Film Victoria

Perfect Village Entertainment

Tianjin Maoyan Weying Media

Mokexing Film

Er Dong Pictures (Beijing) Company

Edko Films

Tencent Pictures

The Whistleblower Trailers

Cast

Ma Ke

Lei Jiayin

Zhou Wen

Tang Wei

Judy

Qi Xi

Harrison

John Batchelor

Peter

Wang Ce

Zhong

Xing Minshan

Yang Lixin

Tom Baker

Brett Cousins

Harrison's Gunman

Steve Bastoni

Wu Yanshu

Chen Chuang

Chris

Andy Friend

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