Movie

The Black Cannon Incident

Released: January 2, 1985 (1985)

Runtime: 99 minutes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

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.