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Runaway (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2001 · 99 mins · Cantonese
- Directed by
- Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
- Starring
- Anthony Wong, Samuel Pang, Gary Mak Wing-Lun, Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Ken Lo Wai-Kwong, Lau Ho-Leung
Dan and King are low‑level Triad operatives in Hong Kong who, after a prank that loses their boss Coyote Kwan a fortune and steals a large sum from rival gang leader Ray, are forced to escape to Phuket. There they splurge on the stolen cash, party wildly and become involved with two local women—one a mute assassin, the other Ray’s mistress.
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