Actor Lei Jiayin and actress Tang Wei promote the upcoming film The Whistleblower in Xiamen, Fujiang province, on Nov 20. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The Whistleblower, an action-studded film teaming up Tang Wei and Lei Jiayin, was featured at a special screening during the 28th Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Festival in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province.

The screening held Wednesday reunited director Xue Xiaolu and the two stars, as well as a string of celebrities, including actress Yao Chen and actor Zu Feng.

Xue said she read a news story about a Chinese-Australian who was arrested on suspicion of taking part in a bribery case in 2009, giving her the inspiration for the film.

Actress Tang Wei. [Photo provided to China Daily]

In the 139-minute film, a Chinese employee of an Australian energy company, played by Lei, has an one-night stand with his first lover, played by Tang, now the wife of a Chinese mining tycoon.

After the sweet yet guilty night, the woman boards a plane, which unfortunately crashes into the sea, apparently killing all the passengers. But the woman is surprisingly alive, drawing the man into a thrilling cross-continent adventure to unravel a crime, which involves major bribery.

The films marks director Xue's effort to shift from light romances to a big-budget action film.

Xue shot to fame in Jet Li's Ocean Heaven, and has earned more acclaim to soar to the A-list female directors' rank through box office hits Finding Mr Right, Book of Love and My People, My Country, which she co-directs with other six directors.

The film, which was shot in China, Australia and Africa, will open across the Chinese mainland on Dec 6.

The film The Whistleblower, which debut on Dec 6, held a special screening during the 28th Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Festival in Xiamen, Fujian. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Director Xue Xiaolu. [Photo provided to China Daily]