# Running Out of Time (1999)

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**Original title**: *暗戰*
**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
**Directed by**: Johnnie To
**Written by**: Yau Nai-Hoi, Laurent Courtiaud, Julien Carbon
**Starring**: Sean Lau Ching-Wan, Andy Lau, Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai, Benz Hui Siu-Hung, Lam Suet, Waise Lee Chi-Hung

> *Let the games begin.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Hong Kong streets at dusk a ticking clock 
Inspector faces a 72 hour game 
A Johnnie To thriller.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, paranoid, raw

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