Review | Scare Out: Zhang Yimou tackles national security in subpar Chinese spy thriller
- Posted on February 25, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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Review | Scare Out: Zhang Yimou tackles national security in subpar Chinese spy thriller

A story of a mole inside a state security team in China, Scare Out is slickly executed but narratively muddled, and far from Zhang’s best.