
Police Story: Lockdown(2013)
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.


“One final chase.”
Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. When a police detective thinks he's figured out their pattern, the head of the gang starts to openly taunt him, resulting in a race to the ultimate showdown between cops and robbers.

Daniel Wu
Falcon Zhang

Wang Qianyuan
Zhong Cheng

Jessie Li
Yang Wenjuan

Michelle Wai Si-Nga
Chen Qian

Da Li
Cao Gang

Yu Xiao
Qu Guanghua

Hu Zicheng
Qi Bing

Li Xiaochuan
Li Dagou

Eason Hung Chun-Ga
Chen Xiao

Rock Ji
Sharpei
Caught in Time is a action, crime, drama film released in 2020. Directed by Lau Ho-Leung, it stars Daniel Wu, Wang Qianyuan, Jessie Li. Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. When a police detective thinks he's figured out their pattern, the head of the gang starts to openly taunt him, resulting in a race to the ultimate showdown between cops and robbers.
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