A coffee shop in a quiet town hides a former assassin who thought her past was finally behind her — until Murder Game drags it back to her doorstep.
What is Murder Game about?
Three years after refusing a kill order and vanishing from her old organization, an assassin known as Tide has been living under the name Minghui, running a small coffee shop and caring for her blind sister Mingzhu. When an accident exposes their location, former accomplices close in and Mingzhu is caught in the manhunt that follows. To protect her sister, the woman once known as Chao Xi is pulled back into the world she tried to leave, her hidden identity surfacing amid the pursuit. The film moves at a brisk pace, built around close-quarters confrontations and the tension of a quiet life unraveling in real time, with the bond between the two sisters anchoring the action.
About the cast
A Yixia leads as the assassin rebuilding her life under a false name, with Temur Mamisashvili, Cheng Chaoyue, Zhang Jinming, and Chen Xianmin rounding out the cast of pursuers, allies, and figures from her past. Directors Bo Yin and Guan Su keep the ensemble small and the focus tight on the central pair of sisters.
Context & significance
Murder Game arrives as part of a wave of lean, fast-moving Chinese action thrillers built around a single protective relationship rather than a sprawling plot. At 69 minutes, the film favors momentum over exposition, using its short runtime to keep the manhunt and its consequences constantly in motion rather than pausing for extended backstory.
Watching Murder Game on Ktime
Murder Game streams on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so Farsi-speaking viewers can follow every turn of the chase without missing a beat. Watching only requires a free K-Time account login, in keeping with the platform's focus on making global action and drama easy to reach for Persian-speaking audiences everywhere.