Running on Empty
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Running on Empty

5.0 / 10 1991 1h 32mNR cn
CrimeDramaHistoryAction

Storyline

Based on a true story, and recreated from the personal account of one of the robbers, the film follows an immigrant from mainland China in 1975 as he works with a team to plan to rob an armored car carrying seven million dollars from the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong.

Cast & Crew

Frankie Lam

Frankie Lam

Lead
Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man

Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man

Terrence Fok Shui-Wah

Terrence Fok Shui-Wah

Chin Shih-Erh

Chin Shih-Erh

HS

Hung San-Nam

Alan Chui Chung-San

Alan Chui Chung-San

Kwong Wa

Kwong Wa

Lee Siu-Kay

Lee Siu-Kay

Policeman

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hoh Cheuk-Wing's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Running on Empty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker