Running Out of Time
暗戰
1999 · 1h 33m · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · Hong Kong · Rated 16 (DE)
Let the games begin.
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
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Johnnie To6.9Smart score
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