The Viral Factor
Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-YinInternational 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.
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The Viral Factor was released on January 19, 2012.
The Viral Factor was directed by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin.
The Viral Factor has a runtime of 2h 2m.
The Viral Factor was produced by Candy Leung Fung-Ying, Wang Zhonglei.
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.
The key characters in The Viral Factor are Jon (Jay Chou), Man Yeung (Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung), Rachel (Lin Peng).
The Viral Factor is rated Not Rated.
The Viral Factor is an Action, Drama, Thriller film.
The Viral Factor has an audience rating of 5.4 out of 10.
The Viral Factor had a budget of $200M.
The Viral Factor has made $220K at the box office.