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Sentenced to Hang

5.919891h 45mMovieCrimeDramaThriller

After being fired by his penny-pinching boss, Wai and his two life-long friends decide to kidnap and ransom his son. The situation spirals out of control after the boy is accidentally killed as a result. Based on a true story.

DirectorTaylor Wong Tai-Loi
WritersJohnny Mak Tong-Hung·Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen
ProducerStephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen

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Cast · Directed by Taylor Wong Tai-Loi

TKTony Leung Ka-fai
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Li Wai
KJKent Cheng Jak-Si
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Ma Yee-Charn
EKElvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Tang Chi-King
CKCarrie Ng Ka-Lai
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
Lai
KSKiki Sheung
Kiki Sheung
Kiu
SSStuart Yung Sai-Kit
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Kau
TFTien Feng
Tien Feng
Wong Shek-Kam
YK
Yu Kwok-Lok
Snake Ming
WCWong Chi-Keung
Wong Chi-Keung
Fook
HYHui Ying-Sau
Hui Ying-Sau
Pao
WGWai Gei-Shun
Wai Gei-Shun
Sergeant Lee Choi
WLWang Lai
Wang Lai
King's Mother

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