Moscow Mission (2023 film)

Moscow Mission (Chinese: 莫斯科行动) is a 2023 Chinese crime action film produced by Han Sanping and Andy Lau and directed by Herman Yau. Based on the China-Russia Train Robbery [zh] happened in 1993, the film stars Zhang Hanyu, Andy Lau, Huang Xuan, and Janice Man.[2][3] The film follows the story of a cross-border manhunt after criminals from several gangs conspired and committed robbery and rape on a Moscow-bound train from Beijing.[4] The film was theatrically released on 29 September 2023 in China.[5]

Moscow Mission
Theatrical release poster
Simplified Chinese莫斯科行动
Traditional Chinese莫斯科行動
Hanyu PinyinMòsīkē Xíngdòng
Directed byHerman Yau
Written byChen Daming [zh]
Produced byHan Sanping
Andy Lau
StarringZhang Hanyu
Andy Lau
Huang Xuan
Janice Man
CinematographyChen Guanghong
Edited byAzrael Chung Wai-Chiu [zh]
Music byMak Chun Hung
Production
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Distributed byCMC Pictures
Release date
  • 29 September 2023 (2023-09-29) (China)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$92.9 million[1]

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Production

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Shooting began on 1 August 2022 and took place in various locations including Oriental Movie Metropolis and Harbin and wrapped on October 11.[6][7]

Release

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The film premiered in Beijing on 26 September 2023 with wide-release in China on 29 September 2023.

Reception

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Douban, a major Chinese media rating site, gave the film 6.0 out of 10.

Box office

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The film grossed 664 million yuan in Chinese box office.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Moscow Mission (莫斯科行动) (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Chinese crime action film "Moscow Mission" hits North American big screen". news.cn. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ Zhang, Rui (5 October 2023). "Andy Lau: It was my 20-year dream to make 'Moscow Mission'". china.org.cn. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ Zhang, Rui (16 June 2023). "'Moscow Mission' adapts shocking cross-border case". china.org.cn. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ Liu Xin (刘欣) (29 August 2023). 《莫斯科行动》定档9.29 刘德华张涵予黄轩交锋. cri.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ Liu Teng (刘腾) (3 August 2022). 再现“中俄列车大劫案”,刘德华张涵予黄轩跨国缉匪!《莫斯科行动》在东方影都开机. dzng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ Xu Meilin (徐美琳) (11 October 2022). 张涵予、黄轩、文咏珊新片《莫斯科行动》杀青,刘德华特别出演. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Moscow Mission". maoyan.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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