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Traditional Chinese | 暗戰 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 暗战 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
Written by | Yau Nai-hoi Laurent Courtiaud Julien Carbon | ||||||||||
Produced by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
Starring | Andy Lau Sean Lau | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Cheng Siu-Keung | ||||||||||
Edited by | Andy Chan | ||||||||||
Music by | Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | China Star Entertainment Group | ||||||||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$14,651,824 |
Running Out of Time (Chinese: 暗戰; literal title: Hidden War) is a 1999 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau as a cancer-ridden criminal who challenges a police negotiator, played by Sean Lau, to a 72-hour battle of wits and courage. Andy Lau won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his performance in the film.[1] The film was followed by a sequel, Running Out of Time 2, which was released in 2001.[2]