Running Out of Time (1999 film)

Running Out of Time
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese暗戰
Simplified Chinese暗战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinÀn Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingAm3 Zin3
Directed byJohnnie To
Written byYau Nai-hoi
Laurent Courtiaud
Julien Carbon
Produced byJohnnie To
StarringAndy Lau
Sean Lau
CinematographyCheng Siu-Keung
Edited byAndy Chan
Music byRaymond Wong
Production
companies
Distributed byChina Star Entertainment Group
Release date
  • 23 September 1999 (1999-09-23)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$14,651,824

Running Out of Time (Chinese: 暗戰; literal title: Hidden War) is a 1999 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau as a cancer-ridden criminal who challenges a police negotiator, played by Sean Lau, to a 72-hour battle of wits and courage. Andy Lau won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2000 for his performance in the film. The film was followed by a sequel, Running Out of Time 2, which was released in 2001.