The Viral Factor | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 逆戰 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 逆战 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Dante Lam | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Dante Lam Jack Ng | ||||||||||
Story by | Candy Leung | ||||||||||
Produced by | Candy Leung Albert Lee Solon So James Wang | ||||||||||
Starring | Jay Chou Nicholas Tse | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Kenny Tse | ||||||||||
Edited by | Azrael Chung | ||||||||||
Music by | Peter Kam | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Emperor Motion Pictures | ||||||||||
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Running time | 122 minutes | ||||||||||
Countries | Hong Kong China[1] | ||||||||||
Languages | Cantonese Mandarin English Malay | ||||||||||
Budget | HK$200 million | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$22,212,450 (Hong Kong)[2] ¥127.01 million (China)[3] US$25,414,221 (Worldwide)[4] |
The Viral Factor is a 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Dante Lam and starring Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse. The supporting cast includes Lin Peng, Michelle Bai, Andy On, Carl Ng, Liu Kai-chi and Elaine Jin, with action choreographed by Dante Lam and Chin Kar-lok. Production for the film started from March 2011 to July 2011, and was theatrically released on January 17, 2012.