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Murderer (2009)

Murderer poster
Original title
殺人犯
Directed by
Roy Chow
Genre
thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h
Rated
G
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders. He soon realizes that he may be a prime suspect in the case.

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What happens

Murderer (simplified Chinese: 杀人犯; traditional Chinese: 殺人犯) is a 2009 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Roy Chow, and starring Aaron Kwok. The film centers on a police detective investigating a series of gruesome murderers. As the case pulls him deeper, he soon realizes that he may be a prime suspect. The film co-stars Janine Chang, Cheung Siu-fai, Josie Ho and Chin Kar-lok, who also served as an action choreographer. Murderer is a co-production between Focus Features and EDKO Film, and was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 9 July 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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