The Moon Thieves (2024)

Original title

盜月者

Directed by

Steve Yuen

Genre

thriller film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

15

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two inexperienced criminals, a counterfeiter and a locksmith, are recruited for a heist in Japan. They join a reluctant crew on a mission that goes wrong.

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What happens

The Moon Thieves (Chinese: 盜月者) is a 2024 Hong Kong heist film directed by Steve Yuen. Starring Anson Lo, Edan Lui, Louis Cheung, Michael Ning and Keung To, the film is loosely based on the 2009 Ginza Tenshodo heist and the 2010 Hong Kong post office robbery. It revolves around a heist mission in Japan,featuring two inexperienced recruits, a counterfeiter (Lui) and a locksmith (Lo), who join a reluctant crew (Cheung and Ning). Principal photography took place from March to May 2023, with locations in Tokyo and Hong Kong. The film was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 9 February 2024 as a Chinese New Year film of the Year of Dragon. It became the fifth highest-grossing Hong Kong film of 2024 and received a nomination for Best Visual Effects in the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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