🎬 Crime, Drama, Thriller

Chinese Midnight Express

⭐ 6.6/10 1997 1h 40m Dir. Billy Tang
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The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.

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6.6/10 7 votes

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Year
1997
Runtime
1h 40m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
7
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Language
CN

Cast

🎭 Crime 🎭 Drama 🎭 Thriller 🎬 Billy Tang 👤 Tony Leung Chiu-wai 👤 Ng Man-Tat 👤 Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

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Chinese Midnight Express has a runtime of 1h 40m (1 hour and 40 minutes).
Chinese Midnight Express was directed by Billy Tang and released in 1997.
Chinese Midnight Express is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film (1997).
The cast of Chinese Midnight Express includes Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ng Man-Tat, Ben Lam Kwok-Bun, Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung, Pinky Cheung Man-Chi.
Chinese Midnight Express has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 7 votes.

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