A big-budget crime thriller due out in China on April 28

"Battle of Memories", a 20-million-US dollar science fiction crime thriller, is lined up for a release in Chinese theatres on April 28th.

The story is set in 2025, when memory-manipulation has become popularized around the world.

Director Leste Chen and Dimash Kudaibergen, a young musician from Kazakhstan (right) promote an upcoming crime-thriller "Battle of Memories (记忆大师)" in Beijing, on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Dimash sings the theme song for the film. [Photo: China Plus]

Director Leste Chen says the film takes on a unique subject. "I think it's something special when memory could be misrepresented. In my film, it's not a story about a complete loss of memory, but refers to loss of emotion about a particular part of memory."

Veteran actor Duan Yihong attends a promotional event in Beijing on Thursday, April 6, 2017 for an upcoming crime-thriller "Battle of Memories (记忆大师)". [Photo: China Plus]

"Battle of Memories" stars veteran actors Duan Yihong, Huang Bo and actresses Xu Jinglei and Yang Zishan.

Actress Yang Zishan attends a promotional event in Beijing on Thursday, April 6, 2017 for an upcoming crime-thriller "Battle of Memories (记忆大师)". [Photo: China Plus]

Leste Chen's "Battle of Memories" is an advancement on his earlier film "The Great Hypnotist (催眠大师)", another mystery-thriller.