The Viral Factor
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| Traditional Chinese | 逆戰 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 逆战 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Dante Lam | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Dante Lam Jack Ng | ||||||||||
| Story by | Candy Leung | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Candy Leung Albert Lee Solon So James Wang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Jay Chou Nicholas Tse | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Kenny Tse | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Azrael Chung | ||||||||||
| Music by | Peter Kam | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Emperor Motion Pictures | ||||||||||
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Running time | 122 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | Hong Kong China | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin English Malay | ||||||||||
| Budget | HK$200 million | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$22,212,450 (Hong Kong) ¥127.01 million (China) US$25,414,221 (Worldwide) | ||||||||||
The Viral Factor is a 2012 action film directed by Dante Lam and starring Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse. The supporting cast includes Lin Peng, Michelle Bai, Andy On, Carl Ng, Liu Kai-chi and Elaine Jin, with action choreographed by Dante Lam and Chin Kar-lok. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was filmed from March 2011 to July 2011, and was theatrically released on January 17, 2012.