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Crisis Negotiators (2024)

Crisis Negotiators poster
Original title
談判專家
Directed by
Herman Yau
Genre
action, crime, mystery, thriller
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h
Rated
IIB
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police negotiator is framed for murder and holes up in a police station to prove his innocence. He demands to speak with a former colleague who is also a skilled negotiator.

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What happens

Crisis Negotiators (Chinese: 談判專家) is a 2024 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Herman Yau and produced by Andy Lau. It is a remake of the 1998 American film The Negotiator, with Sean Lau and Francis Ng leading as police negotiators based on Samuel L. Jackson's Danny Roman and Kevin Spacey's Chris Sabian, along with an ensemble cast including Michael Miu, Philip Keung, Kent Cheng, Michael Chow, Chu Pak-him, Cherry Ngan, Yeung Wai-lun, Kenneth Lo and Timmy Hung. The film centers around police negotiator Cheuk (Lau) who accidentally becomes a murder suspect and is forced to take over a police station to clear his name with the help of his former colleague Tse (Ng). The film premiered in China on 24 May 2024, followed by a theatrical release on 13 June in Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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