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Saving Mr. Wu

Saving Mr. Wu

How much is your life worth?

20156.41h 46m

Overview

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

Directed by Ding Sheng
Written by Ding Sheng
Produced by Preston Lee, Angela Xiong, Xia Chenan
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Top Cast

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Mr. Wu

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Xing Feng

Wang Qianyuan

Wang Qianyuan

Zhang Hua

Cai Lu

Cai Lu

Dou

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Mr. Su

Wu Ruofu

Wu Ruofu

Cao Gang

Sang Ping

Sang Ping

Fat Kidnapper

Lu Peng

Lu Peng

Section Chief Li

Ma Sichun

Ma Sichun

Female Officer Liu

Li Meng

Li Meng

Chen Chen

Themes & Keywords

chinakidnappingbased on true storybeijing, chinaransom demandmanhunt

About Saving Mr. Wu

Saving Mr. Wu is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of china, kidnapping, based on true story, beijing, china, ransom demand, manhunt. Directed by Ding Sheng, it stars Andy Lau, Liu Ye, Wang Qianyuan. Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

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