
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.
Directed by Hoh Cheuk-Wing, Running on Empty leans on a strong ensemble — Frankie Lam, Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man, Terrence Fok Shui-Wah — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1991.
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A criminal mastermind recruits a group of young bank employees to steal 80 million dollars in one of the largest bank heist in US history.
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