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Operation Mekong (2016)

Directed by Dante Lam

Action | Crime | Eastern

Overview

Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre—two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. Upon discovery, the Chinese government immediately sends a band of elite narcotics officers led by Captain Gao Gang (Zhang Hanyu) to the Golden Triangle to uncover the truth behind the murders. Tea field owner and Golden Triangle-based intelligence officer Fang Xinwu (Eddie Peng) joins the investigation. After it is discovered that the drugs seized on the Chinese ships had been planted by the henchman of a notorious drug cartel leader named Naw Khar, the governments of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China launch a joint task force to apprehend the criminal. The road to justice is, however, paved with dangerous and deadly obstacles.

Rated R | Length 124 minutes

Actors

Zhang Hanyu | Eddie Peng | Feng Wenjuan | Wu Xu-Dong | Zhan Liguo | Liu Xianda | Sun Chun | Zhao Jian | Shi Zhanjie | Jonathan Wu | Chen Baoguo | Vithaya Pansringarm | Ken Lo | Mandy Wei Man | Jiaxuan Li | Hao Wenting | Pawarith Monkolpisit | Carl Ng | Wang Xiaolong | Bhubhing Bhangsa-Ard | Ren Rui

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Predictably over the top, but this was actually pretty fun with some great action set pieces.

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