Running Out of Time(1999)
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.
Movie: Running Out of Time
Top 10 Billed Cast
Insp. Ho Sheung-Sang
Mr. Cheung
Leung Yuen Ting
Chief Inspector Wong Kai Fai
Suet
Mr. Chen
Mr. Lee
Mr. Hau
Head of Interpol
Office Building Security Guard
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