Ang Lee's sensual espionage drama, set in Japanese-occupied China in the late 1930s, concerns the transgressive affair between collaborating businessman Mr. Yee (Tony Leung) and Wong Chia Chi (Wei Tang), a young member of the Chinese resistance recruited to kill him. Becoming the sadomasochistic Yee's mistress, the would-be Mata Hari finds her patriotism placing both her body and soul in equal jeopardy. Based on a short story by Eileen Chang; Joan Chen, Lee-Hom Wang co-star. 159 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette. In Mandarin with English subtitles.