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Shock Wave

Shock Wave

20176.71h 59m

Overview

When a terrorist who specializes in explosives takes hold of an underground tunnel, he threatens to kill hostages if his demands are not met.

Directed by Herman Yau
Written by Erica Li, Herman Yau
Produced by Andy Lau, Herman Yau, Alvin Lam
Box OfficeBudget: $23.0M0

Top Cast

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Cheung J.S.

Jiang Wu

Jiang Wu

Peng Hong / Blast

Philip Keung Ho-Man

Philip Keung Ho-Man

Kong Y.W.

Ron Ng Cheuk-Hai

Ron Ng Cheuk-Hai

Ben

BabyJohn Choi Hon-Yik

BabyJohn Choi Hon-Yik

Wong Tin Lok

Song Jia

Song Jia

Carmen Li

Wang Ziyi

Wang Ziyi

Biao Hong

Felix Wong Yat-Wah

Felix Wong Yat-Wah

Officer Chow

Shek Sau

Shek Sau

Wan H.F.

Liu Kai-Chi

Liu Kai-Chi

Yim Kwok Wing

Themes & Keywords

bomb

About Shock Wave

Shock Wave is a action, crime, adventure, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of bomb. Directed by Herman Yau, it stars Andy Lau, Jiang Wu, Philip Keung Ho-Man. When a terrorist who specializes in explosives takes hold of an underground tunnel, he threatens to kill hostages if his demands are not met.

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