Movie
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · 90 min
A tense, slow-burn hostage drama that keeps you on edge with its claustrophobic setting and moral dilemmas.
- Directed by
- Tony Leung Hung-Wah
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Chris Tong Bing-Yu, Zhang Yaodong, Fish Liew Chi-yu
- Overview
- Early one morning in a Southeast Asian tourist destination, dismissed police officer Paisa approaches a Japanese tour bus—but it drives away.Parked in front of him is another bus, carrying a group of Hong Kong tourists. Among them, Elaine chats with her boyfriend Wang Jinming, holding a souvenir she plans to bring back to her son.A brief delay keeps the bus from leaving on time.Moments later, Paisa—this time armed—steps onboard.Nothing will be the same again.
- How it feels
- Tense, dark and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, isolation, trauma, morality
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Tony Leung Hung-Wah
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Chris Tong Bing-Yu, Zhang Yaodong, Fish Liew Chi-yu
