Saving Mr. Wu

Saving Mr. Wu

How much is your life worth?

2015•1h 46m•6.4/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(110)

Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.

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Production

Beijing Going Zoom Media, Shanghai New Culture Media Group, Heyi Pictures, Beijing Skywheel Entertainment Co.

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Mr. Wu

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Xing Feng

Wang Qianyuan

Wang Qianyuan

Zhang Hua

Cai Lu

Cai Lu

Dou

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Mr. Su

Wu Ruofu

Wu Ruofu

Cao Gang

Sang Ping

Sang Ping

Fat Kidnapper

Lu Peng

Lu Peng

Section Chief Li

Ma Sichun

Ma Sichun

Female Officer Liu

Li Meng

Li Meng

Chen Chen

Yu Ailei

Yu Ailei

Cang

Han Feixing

Han Feixing

Bo Qi

Na Wei

Na Wei

President Cheng

Xu Yang

Officer Guo

Gong Chengqi

Officer Wei

Wang Zheng

Wang Zheng

Officer Chao

Chen Xingyu

Chen Xingyu

Dong

Li Longjun

Officer Shengli

Zhong Yi

Zhong Yi

Female Officer Zhong

Guo Mingyu

Guo Mingyu

Qing

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