Saving Mr. Wu

Saving Mr. Wu

Saving Mr. Wu

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Saving Mr. Wu

"How much is your life worth?"

2015

1h 46m

6.4(118 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Mr. Wu

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Xing Feng

Wang Qianyuan

Wang Qianyuan

Zhang Hua

Cai Lu

Cai Lu

Dou

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Mr. Su

Wu Ruofu

Wu Ruofu

Cao Gang

Sang Ping

Sang Ping

Fat Kidnapper

Lu Peng

Lu Peng

Section Chief Li

Ma Sichun

Ma Sichun

Female Officer Liu

Li Meng

Li Meng

Chen Chen

Creative team

Directed by: Ding Sheng
Written by: Ding Sheng
Produced by: Preston Lee
Angela Xiong

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