The Big Call

2017 2h 5m ZH

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7.5

BANGER

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5.5

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 8★5.5IMDB · 164

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Synopsis

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With telecom fraud cases going increasingly rampant, it’s a war in the air against invisible enemy in digital network era. The Ministry of Public Security has established a special center focusing on telecom fraud crimes, criminal mastermind Ah-hai and his gang become the key target. Female SWAT team member Xu Xiaotu is sent as an undercover agent to penetrate into Ah-hai’s den in Thailand. They has also recruited Ding Xiaotian, a town policeman who has come to Beijing alone for catching criminals. The center is led by Captain Tan Sirong, an experienced police officer who has cracked many telecom fraud cases before.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gwei Lun-Mei
Liu Lifang
Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan
Lin Yahai
Chen Xuedong
Ding Xiatiang
Cheung Siu-fai
Tan Si-Rong
Jiang Mengjie
Xu Xiaotu
Jiang Chao
Fang's cousin
John Ching Tung
Card master
Ken Lok Tat-Wah
Lu Chi-Xiong

Credits

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Director: Oxide Pang
Writers: Liu Hua, Oxide Pang
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong, China

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Gwei Lun-Mei and Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan and Chen Xuedong carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7039862 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Oxide Pang directs. Produced in Hong Kong, China. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Gwei Lun-Mei and Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan and Chen Xuedong carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt7039862 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.