Running Out of Time (1999)

Original title

暗戰

Directed by

Johnnie To

Cast

Peter Ho, Huang Yi, Yue Yao Li, Tong Lei

Genre

crime film, thriller film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

16

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 172 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A terminally ill criminal sets up an elaborate game of cat and mouse with a police negotiator. They have 72 hours to outsmart each other.

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What happens

Running 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 starring Andy Lau as a cancer-ridden criminal who challenges a police negotiator, played by Sean Lau, to a 72-hour battle of wits and courage. Andy Lau won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his performance in the film. The film was followed by a sequel, Running Out of Time 2, which was released in 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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