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Running Out of Time
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.
1999 · Directed by Johnnie To · 93 min · Drama · Action · Thriller · Crime · 8 frames
Tagline
Let the games begin.
Crew
- Screenplay: Julien Carbon, Laurent Courtiaud, Yau Nai-Hoi
- Cinematography: Cheng Siu-Keung
- Edited by: Chan Chi-Wai
- Music: Raymond Wong Ying-Wah
- Produced by: Johnnie To, Charles Heung
Cast
- Lau Ching-Wan as Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
- Andy Lau as Mr. Cheung
- Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai as Leung Yuen Ting
- Benz Hui Siu-Hung as Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai
- Lam Suet as Suet
- Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Mr. Chen
- Hung Wai-Leung as Mr. Lee
- Oscar Lam Wai-Kin as Mr. Hau
- Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling as Head of Interpol
- Jimmy Wong Wah-Wo as Office Building Security Guard
Production
- Country: Hong Kong
- Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
- Studios: Win's Entertainment Ltd., Milkyway Image
- Budget: $225,000
- Box office: $1,866,462
- Themes: terminal illness, thief, revenge, murder, hong kong
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