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Running Out of Time is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Johnnie To released in USA on 23 september 1999 with Andy Lau
Running Out of Time (1999)
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Add to a movie listRunning Out of Time (Chinese: 暗戰; literal title: Hidden War) is a 1999 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and stars Andy Lau as a cancer-ridden criminal whom challenges a police negotiator, played by Lau Ching-wan, in a 72-hour of battling of wits and courage. For his performance in the film, Andy Lau won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2000. The film was followed by a sequel, Running Out of Time 2, which was released in 2001.
Synopsis
Cheung (Andy Lau) is given four weeks to live. As he eats at a diner, Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), a police negotiator, has been called to the scene of a bank robbery standoff that's being bungled by his inept boss, Wong Kai-fat (Benz Hui). Listening to a negotiation between Wong and the robbers, Ho feels that the robbers are professionals and goes in the negotiate with the robbers. After goading the robbers, a man amongst the hostages stands up and shoots the robbers dead. Inspector Ho recognizes his sniffling as the robber talking to Wong before he went in. As the police rush in, Inspector Ho leaves the crime scene to grab some breakfast.Actors
Andy Lau
(Mr. Cheung)
Sean Lau
(Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang)
Jacky Cheung
(Policier SDC)
Hui Shiu-hung
(Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai)
Lam Suet
(Suet)
Robert Sparks
(Diamond Dealer)
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