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Kidnapper (film)

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Kidnapper
Official film poster
Directed byKelvin Tong
Starring
Distributed by
Release date
  • 18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)
Running time
98 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguageChinese

Kidnapper (绑匪 Bangfei) is a 2010 Singaporean thriller film about a kidnap set in Singapore. The first action-thriller film made by Kelvin Tong, it was a joint venture between Scorpio East Pictures of Singapore and RAM Pictures and PMP Entertainment from Malaysia.[1] Tong opted for a thriller film as opposed to an full-fledged action film as he felt this was more realistic in Singapore saying "people here (in Singapore) don't run around with machine guns".[2]

Plot

Lim is a struggling 40-year-old taxi driver whose wife divorced him years ago. He has a close relationship with his son, Wei Xiang, whom he chauffeurs to school every day. Mistaken for a rich man’s son, Wei Xiang is kidnapped one day at an arcade and held for a ransom of S$1 million. Thus begins one father’s relentless quest to get his son back.

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