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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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