'' Mystery '' ( 浮城謎事 ) is a 2012 Chinese drama film directed by Lou Ye . This is Lou Ye 's seventh film but only the second ( with Purple Butterfly in 2003 ) to have been released in his own country . The story is based on a series of posts under the title of " This Is How I Punish A Cheating Man And His Mistress " ( 《 看我如何收拾贱男与小三 》 ) , which has over one million hits . " '' Mystery '' is beautiful and violent , both in the emotions it deals with and the scenes that display them . It echoes some of contemporary China 's own problems , such as corruption , money , ambiguity and morality , " says Brice Pedroletti in his review on '' The Guardian '' The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . At the 7th Asian Film Awards the film won the Asian Film Award for Best Film
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Mystery (2012 film)