A mining engineer acting as a technical translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department, but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.
Zhao Shuxin

Li Renzhong

Chen Hao-xiang

Feng Liangcai

Zhou Yuzhen

Wu Kegong
Wang Hongye
Liu Yumei

Zhao's Girlfriend
Hans Schmidt
