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Critical Lifeline

Critical Lifeline

20166.50h 32m

Overview

Kai (Leehom Wang) awakens on his Shanghai houseboat––alone. His girlfriend Emma (Olivia Munn) has suddenly disappeared, leaving behind the one thing that could lead to her whereabouts: her smartphone. Deeply disturbed, Kai seeks to uncover where she went, with whom she's connected, and what she took with her. Is Emma really who she says she is? Or is there something more sinister at play?

Directed by Armando Bo
Written by Armando Bo, Lucas Bucci, Mariana Levy
Produced by Vincent Landay
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Top Cast

Leehom Wang

Leehom Wang

Kai

X

Xia Tai Li

Chen

S

Sol Ye

University Clerk

Sun Lu Fei

Sun Lu Fei

Secretary

Joan Chen

Joan Chen

Xin Zhou

D

Dang Hui

Pei

Z

Zhu Yan

Woman with Box

Y

Yue Chao

Shaoran

Cai Gang

Cai Gang

Heng

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn

Emma

Themes & Keywords

chinadisappearancemissing child

About Critical Lifeline

Critical Lifeline is a thriller, mystery film released in 2016 exploring themes of china, disappearance, missing child. Directed by Armando Bo, it stars Leehom Wang, Xia Tai Li, Sol Ye. Kai (Leehom Wang) awakens on his Shanghai houseboat––alone. His girlfriend Emma (Olivia Munn) has suddenly disappeared, leaving behind the one thing that could lead to her whereabouts: her smartphone. Deeply disturbed, Kai seeks to uncover where she went, with whom she's connected, and what she took with her. Is Emma really who she says she is? Or is there something more sinister at play?

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