A child dying of leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant immediately. With only 24 hours, the doctors must fight the usual red tape bureaucracy and political obstacles in order to retrieve the marrow and carry out the transplant before time runs out.
Richie Jen
Dr Kao Chi-Yuen
Ruby Lin
Suen Yan-Yan
Blackie Ko Sau-Leung
Ng Sung-Yung
Jiang Shan
Kuen
Gao Shuguang
Dr Lee Chung
Life Express is a drama, adventure film released in 2004. Directed by Blackie Ko Sau-Leung, it stars Richie Jen, Ruby Lin, Blackie Ko Sau-Leung. A child dying of leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant immediately. With only 24 hours, the doctors must fight the usual red tape bureaucracy and political obstacles in order to retrieve the marrow and carry out the transplant before time runs out.
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