Running Out of Time 2

2001 film by Law Wing-cheung, Johnnie To

  • 27 December 2001 (2001-12-27)
CountryHong KongLanguagesCantonese
EnglishBox officeHK$5,937,545

Running Out of Time 2 (Chinese: 暗戰2, literal title:Hidden War 2) is a 2001 Hong Kong crime caper film co-directed by Johnnie To and Law Wing-cheung. It is a sequel to To's 1999 film Running Out of Time, with Lau Ching-wan returning as Inspector Ho Sheung-sang, who this time has to go after an elusive thief played by Ekin Cheng.

Synopsis

The film brings back Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), this time to contend with another clever thief (Ekin Cheng, whose character is nameless). This time around, the thief is determined to extort money from a high-strung businesswoman (Kelly Lin) and play a few rounds of clever games with Ho in the process.

Cast

  • Lau Ching-wan - Inspector Ho Sheung Sang
  • Ekin Cheng - The thief
  • Kelly Lin - Teresa
  • Hui Shiu-hung - Superintendent/Assistant Commander Wong Kai-fat
  • Lam Suet - Ken
  • Ruby Wong - Madam

Awards

Golden Horse Film Festival

  • Won: Best Action Choreography (Bruce Mang)
  • Won: Best Film Editing (Law Wing-cheung and Yau Chi-wai)
  • Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)
  • Nominated: Best Sound Effects
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

  • Won: Film of Merit Award

External links

  • Running Out of Time 2 at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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  • The Big Heat (1988)
  • The Royal Scoundrel (1991)
  • Executioners (1993)
  • Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
  • Triangle (2007)
  • Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020)
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