Codename Cougar

Codename Cougar

1989 · 76 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Thriller

A commercial airliner on a routine flight between Taipei and Seoul is hijacked and taken to mainland China by the Taiwan Revolutionary Army Front. Chinese authorities cannot seize the plane because of the presence of an important business figure on board, but agree to cooperate with Taiwanese authorities to defuse the tense situation.

Directed by Zhang Yimou · Written by Cheng Shiqing

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