The Viral Factor

– International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
逆戰
The Viral Factor (2012) - Also known as 逆戰

International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.

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Release Date:

19 Jan 2012

Language:

Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Arabic, Malay

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Dante Lam

Writer:

Dante Lam (screenplay), Candy Leung (story), Wai Lun Ng (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Peng Lin, Bing Bai

Plot:

International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team, Sean, turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.

Awards:

4 wins & 11 nominations.

Production:

China Lion Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
Metacritic:
32%