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86% Rotten Tomatoes Starring Zhang HanyuEddie Peng | 6.8/10 IMDb Chinese 湄公河行動 Productioncompany Bona Film Group Initial release 30 September 2016 (USA) Box office 173 million USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) Languages English, Standard Mandarin, Thai, Burmese, Standard Cantonese Cast Similar Directed by Dante Lam, Action movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operation mekong official trailer 1 2016 wenjuan feng movie
Operation Mekong (Chinese: 湄公河行動) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong crime action film directed by Dante Lam and starring Zhang Hanyu and Eddie Peng. The film is based on the Mekong River massacre. It was released in China on September 30, 2016. It is one of the highest-grossing films in China, ranked 17 as of 29/11/2016.
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- Operation mekong official trailer 1 2016 wenjuan feng movie
- Cast
- Basic Information
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- References
Cast
Basic Information
Production
Production began in September 2015. Shooting locations include China (Beijing and Yunnan), Malaysia and Thailand.
Release
Operation Mekong opened on 30 September 2016. It concerns an incident that occurred in Chiang Saen District of Chiang Rai Province on 5 October 2011 when 13 Chinese crew members from two cargo ships were murdered by a Myanmar drug-trafficking ring.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, responding to news of the film's imminent release, said that the film would be banned in Thailand if it was found to "damage" the country. "I have ordered authorities to check the content of Operation Mekong. If it is damaging, it will be banned," Gen Prayut said. Some believe that the reason for his government's nervousness is that Thai troops, the "elite" anti-drug Pa Muang Task Force, were known to have been at the scene of the massacre. Nine soldiers were arrested, but "...have since disappeared from the justice system." Naw Kham, a Golden Triangle drug kingpin, and his gang were found guilty of attacking the two Chinese cargo ships in collusion with Thai soldiers. He was executed in March 2013 in China along with three accomplices, including a Thai national.
Reception
The film has grossed CN¥1.17 billion at the Chinese box office.