Moscow Mission (2023 film)

Moscow Mission
Moscow Mission
	Theatrical release poster
Simplified Chinese	莫斯科行动
Traditional Chinese	莫斯科行動
Hanyu Pinyin	Mòsīkē Xíngdòng
Directed by	Herman Yau
Written by	Chen Daming
Produced by	Han Sanping; Andy Lau
Starring	Zhang Hanyu; Andy Lau; Huang Xuan; Janice Man
Cinematography	Chen Guanghong
Edited by	Azrael Chung Wai-Chiu [zh]
Music by	Mak Chun Hung
Production; companies	China Media Capital; Alibaba Pictures; AMTD Digital
Distributed by	CMC Pictures
Release date	29 September 2023 (China);
Running time	128 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	$92.9 million

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]

Cast

Zhang Hanyu as Cui Zhenhai, a Chinese police officer.
Andy Lau as Vasily, formerly known as Liu Yuhu.
Huang Xuan as Miao Qingshan, bandit leader, brother of Miao Ziwen. The main antagonist of the film
Janice Man as Li Suzhen
Gu Jiacheng [zh] as Miao Ziwen, Miao Qingshan's younger brother. The secondary antagonist of the film
Zhang Benyu [zh] as Yicuomao, a robber.
Shang Yuxian [zh] as Zhao Na, a robber.
Xu Xiaosa [zh] as Li Fang
Mickey He as Li Jian
Zhao Bingrui
Baina Risu
Wen Zhonghua [zh] as a Chinese criminal police officer.

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]

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

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

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

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