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Set Up is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller directed by Wong Jing with Christy Chung
Set Up (2005)
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Add to a movie listSet Up is a 2005 Hong Kong horror film produced and written by Wong Jing, directed by Billy Chung and starring Christy Chung, Michael Tse and Roy Cheung.
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Moon Siu is a horror story writer who got refractive surgery the day before her wedding. That night she stays at an unfurnished house in the suburb with her sister Yan. When Moon was sleeping, three robbers Pau, Kei and Man, who were hiding out there, kills Yan and her boyfriend and stuffs her corpse in the refrigerator. Later Moon finds Yan's corpse and arrested Kei when her fiance Ted arrived. While unknown to Moon, Ted actually belongs to the same gang.Actors
Christy Chung
(Moon Siu)
Roy Cheung
(Pao)
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