Running Out of Time 2

Running Out of Time 2 (Chinese: 暗戰2, literal title:Hidden War 2) is a 2001 Hong Kong crime caper film co-directed by Johnnie To and Law Wing-cheung. It is a sequel to To's 1999 film Running Out of Time, with Lau Ching-wan returning as Inspector Ho Sheung-sang, who this time has to go after an elusive thief played by Ekin Cheng.

Running Out of Time 2
Directed byJohnnie To
Law Wing-cheung
Produced byJohnnie To
Written byYau Nai-Hoi
Au Kin-yee
Milkyway Creative Team
StarringLau Ching-wan
Ekin Cheng
Music byRaymond Wong
CinematographyCheng Siu-Keung
Edited byLaw Wing-cheung
Yau Chi-wai
Production
company
Distributed byChina Star Entertainment Group
Release date
  • 27 December 2001 (2001-12-27)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
English
Box officeHK$5,937,545

Synopsis

The film brings back Inspector Ho Sheung-sang (Lau Ching-wan), this time to contend with another clever thief (Ekin Cheng, whose character is nameless). This time around, the thief is determined to extort money from a high-strung businesswoman (Kelly Lin) and play a few rounds of clever games with Ho in the process.

Cast

Awards

Golden Horse Film Festival

  • Won: Best Action Choreography (Bruce Mang)
  • Won: Best Film Editing (Law Wing-cheung and Yau Chi-wai)
  • Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)
  • Nominated: Best Sound Effects
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

  • Won: Film of Merit Award
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