Running Out of Time

Running Out of Time

1999 · 93 min · CN · 7.3 (174 votes)
Dir. Johnnie To · Starring Lau Ching-Wan, Andy Lau, Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai, Benz Hui Siu-Hung, Lam Suet, Waise Lee Chi-Hung · Music Raymond Wong Ying-Wah · Running Out Of Time Collection

“Let the games begin.”

DramaActionThrillerCrime

Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.

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A ticking clock fuels this gritty Hong Kong thriller. Expect a desperate race against time, where a dying man's quest for vengeance collides with a negotiator's moral quandaries. It's a dark, intense ride through the city's underbelly.

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terminal illnessthiefrevengemurderhong kong
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