A promotional event for an upcoming crime thriller set amid the snows of Everest was held Sunday in Shanghai during the ongoing Shanghai International Film Festival.

 

Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu promotes "Wings over Everest" in Shanghai on June 15th, 2019. [Photo: China Plus]

Japanese actor Kôji Yakusho, who is known to international audiences for films including "Shall We Dance" and "13 Assassins", co-stars with Chinese veteran actress Zhang Jingchu in Wings over Everest.

Chinese actress Zhang Jingchu promotes "Wings over Everest" in Shanghai on June 15th, 2019. [Photo: China Plus]

The story starts with the crash of a plane carrying important documents. Two men claiming to work for India's research and analysis department offer a large sum of money to Team Wings to take them up to recover the papers. However, the team leader soon discovered the recovery mission she has signed up for is run by murderous arms dealers.