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Operation Mekong

Operation Mekong

20167.02h 4m

Overview

The Chinese government launches a daring operation to arrest a violent drug cartel following the discovery of thirteen Chinese crew members' bodies on two ships sailing through the Mekong River.

Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
Written by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, Eric Lin Ming-Chie, Chu Kang-Ki
Produced by Huang Jianxin, Candy Leung Fung-Ying
Box OfficeBudget: $30.2MRevenue: $173.0M

Top Cast

Zhang Hanyu

Zhang Hanyu

Gao Gang

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Fang Xinwu

Joyce Feng

Joyce Feng

Guo Bing

Wu Xudong

Wu Xudong

Qin Kaiming

Zhan Liguo

Zhan Liguo

Fu Baowei

Liu Xianda

Liu Xianda

Xie Wenfeng

Sun Chun

Sun Chun

Yu Ping

Zhao Jian

Zhao Jian

Guo Xu

Shi Zhanjie

Shi Zhanjie

Mu Xing

Jonathan Wu

Jonathan Wu

Gu Weicheng

Themes & Keywords

chinaboatriverillegal drugsincidentmekong

About Operation Mekong

Operation Mekong is a action, adventure, crime, war film released in 2016 exploring themes of china, boat, river, illegal drugs, incident, mekong. Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, it stars Zhang Hanyu, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Joyce Feng. The Chinese government launches a daring operation to arrest a violent drug cartel following the discovery of thirteen Chinese crew members' bodies on two ships sailing through the Mekong River.

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