Kidnap

Kidnap

2007 · 101 min · ★ 4.9 · Crime, Thriller, Drama

Three years ago, drama teacher Lam Hiu Yeung (Karena Lam) lost her younger brother in a kidnapping case, headed by female inspector Ho Yuen Chun (Rene Liu). Three years later, she is now on the verge of another great loss: her husband is in the late stages of cancer, and options are running out. To take him overseas for medical treatment, she needs money, and a lot of it. Using what she learned from her brother's tragic incident, she calmly masterminds the kidnapping of a tycoon's son, a case that again falls into the laps of workaholic detective and divorced mother Yuen Chun. These two strong-minded women square off in a high-stakes battle of wits, but plans and composure melt away on both sides when they realize that Hiu Yeung has nabbed the wrong kid - Yuen Chun's son.

Directed by Lo Chi-Leung · Written by Matthew Tang Hon-Keung

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Karena Lam Kar-Yan Lam Hiu Yeung
René Liu Inspector Ho Yuan Chun
Julian Cheung Chow Siu Chi
Guo Tao Mr. Wang Sam
Cheung Siu-fai Sgt. Ho Chi
Chan Tat-Kwong Jiaming's Bodyguard
Milo Tse CIB Policeman
Kwok Man-Lok Wang Jiaming
Flora Joanne M. Jiaming's Maid
Pang Hoi-Kwan
Ella Koon Yan-Na
Lo Chung-Him

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