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Set Up

Set Up

20054.71h 34m

Overview

Moon, a thriller writer who is about to marry a businessman. To cure her myopia before her wedding day, she undergoes an eye surgery which causes her blindness for three days. Meanwhile she stays in her new house in a remote and quiet area with her sister Yan. There she experiences the real pre-marital anxiety when three robbers break into her house! With her eyesight gradually recovering, Moon tries the best to save herself while she realizes she might be set up after all.

Directed by Billy Chung Siu-Hung
Written by Wong Jing
Produced by Wong Jing, Charles Heung
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Top Cast

Christy Chung Lai-Tai

Christy Chung Lai-Tai

Moon Siu

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Pao

Tony Ho

Tony Ho

Kei

Marco Lok Lik-Wai

Marco Lok Lik-Wai

Man

Michael Tse Tin-Wah

Michael Tse Tin-Wah

Tak Roy

Winnie Leung Man-Yee

Winnie Leung Man-Yee

Yan

Johnny Lu

Johnny Lu

Edmund

Alan Ng Wing-Lun

Alan Ng Wing-Lun

Red Ox

Pang Mei-Seung

Pang Mei-Seung

Provision store boss

About Set Up

Set Up is a crime, thriller film released in 2005. Directed by Billy Chung Siu-Hung, it stars Christy Chung Lai-Tai, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Tony Ho. Moon, a thriller writer who is about to marry a businessman. To cure her myopia before her wedding day, she undergoes an eye surgery which causes her blindness for three days. Meanwhile she stays in her new house in a remote and quiet area with her sister Yan. There she experiences the real pre-marital anxiety when three robbers break into her house! With her eyesight gradually recovering, Moon tries the best to save herself while she realizes she might be set up after all.

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