Running Out of Time
Original title: Am zin
“Let the games begin.”
1999 · 1 h 33 min
Directed by 
Johnnie To
Johnnie ToCast
Andy Lau Lau Ching-wan
Credits
Written by: 
Nai-Hoi Yau
Plot
A terminally ill thief plays a game with a police negotiator.
Sinekatalog’s take
Johnnie To's cat-and-mouse thriller has a dying thief playing a game with a police negotiator. Andy Lau and Lau Ching-wan are superb in a slick, witty and surprisingly emotional Hong Kong crime film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (7,082 votes)
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