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Control (2013)

Control poster
Original title
控制
Directed by
Kenneth Bi
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
IIB
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds his life controlled by a mysterious figure who forces him to commit crimes. He must find a way to break free from this manipulation.

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What happens

Control (Chinese: 控制) is a 2013 crime thriller film, directed by Kenneth Bi and starring Daniel Wu, Yao Chen, Simon Yam, Leon Dai, Ady An and Shao Bing. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was released on 22 November 2013 in mainland China and on 16 January 2014 in Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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