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2017 1h 20m ZH

CrimeActionDrama

Synopsis

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Mayor Guo of Wanhe City was seeking re-election but got kidnapped a few days before election day by a young man from the poor and seriously polluted area of the city. It was a scheme plotted by a local petrochemical company hoping to ensure Guo’s victory in the election so that their expansion application could be approve. However, this false kidnapping goes wrong, and soon everything is out of control.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ray Chang
石頭
Chang Han
郭文翰
King Jieh-wen
羌仔
Lo Pei-an
莊厚安
Peggy Tseng
雯綺

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Chuang
Countries: Taiwan

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ray Chang and Chang Han and King Jieh-wen carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6781706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Chuang directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ray Chang and Chang Han and King Jieh-wen carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt6781706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.