Shock Wave (2017)

Original title

拆彈專家

Directed by

Herman Yau

Genre

thriller film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 208 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bomb disposal expert tries to stop a terrorist attack in Hong Kong. He must defuse a series of bombs while protecting civilians and facing a cunning villain.

tensefast-pacedaction-packedsuspensefulurgentintenseexplosive

What happens

Shock Wave is a 2017 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Herman Yau, produced by and starring Andy Lau. Released on 20 April 2017 in Hong Kong and 28 April 2017 in all China, the film is Yau and Lau's third collaboration as director and star respectively after 1991's Don't Fool Me and 1999's Fascination Amour. A standalone sequel to the film, titled Shock Wave 2, began production in February 2019 and wrapped up on 8 May 2019, and was theatrically released on 24 December 2020. It features new characters and a new storyline, with Lau returning as producer and starring in a new role and Yau returning as director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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