RUNNING OUT OF TIME 1 & 2

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Review added by
Jitendar Canth

(Masters of Cinema)
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 190 mins
Retail Price: £29.99
Release Date: 2022
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Acclaimed director Johnnie To helms this visually dazzling and nail-bitingly intense action thriller that became one of Hong Kong's biggest box office hits, Running Out of Time.

Told by his doctor that he has only 2 weeks to live, Cheung Wah (Andy Lau, who won the Best Actor award at the 2000 Hong Kong Film Awards for his role) decides to take on the entire police force. After crossing paths with Inspector Ho Sheung Sang (Lan Ching-wan)―a cool, analytical police negotiator―Wah challenges the inspector to figure out his plan and catch him in the next 72 hours.

Also included is director To's sequel, Running Out of Time 2. Lan Ching-wan reprises his role as Inspector Ho, this time chasing an elusive thief with a taste for the theatrical.

Special Features:
Brand new audio commentary tracks on both films by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
Audio Commentary on Running Out of Time by writers Laurent Cortiaud and Julien Carbon, moderated by Hong Kong Film expert Stefan Hammond
Archival interviews with screenwriters Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud from 2003 and 2005
Archival interview with director Johnnie To
Archival interview with star Lau Ching-wan
Archival interview with composer Raymond Wong
The Directors’ Overview of Carbon and Courtiaud – archival featurette
Hong Kong Stories – 52-minute documentary from 2003 by director Yves Montmayeur (Johnnie Got His Gun!) about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working for Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, Daniel Lee and of course Johnnie To
Making of Running Out of Time 2 – featurette
Trailers
Stills Galleries
PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films by David West