| City Under Siege | |
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| Traditional | 全城戒備 |
| Simplified | 全城戒备 |
| Directed by | Benny Chan |
| Produced by | Alvin Lam |
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| Starring | |
| Music by | Anthony Chue |
| Cinematography | Fletcher Poon Tony Cheung Chan Kwok Hung |
| Editing by | Benny Chan Chan Sing Yan |
| Studio | Universe Entertainment Beijing Enlight Pictures Limited Shanxi Film Studio Shenzhen Film Studio Guangzhou City Ying Ming Culture Communication |
| Distributed by | Universe Films Distribuion |
| Release date(s) | 12 August 2010 |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin Japanese |
| Budget | $10 million USD[1] |
City Under Siege (simplified Chinese: 全城戒备; traditional Chinese: 全城戒備) is a 2010 Hong Kong science fiction action film directed and co-written by Benny Chan. The film follows a group of circus performers who goes on a rampage after an accidental exposure to chemical gas left by the Japanese army in World War II, granting them superhuman abilities.[2][3]
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Sunny is the orphaned child of a former knife throwing master. After his father's death, he is taken in by his uncle, who allows him to perform as a clown, since he did not inherit his father's knife throwing skills. Sunny still wants to be a knife thrower, though. He is tormented by his cousins, who are all performers in his uncle's troupe.
One day, Sunny overhears a plan the rest of the troupe a making to explore a cave, rumored to be filled with gold. Instead of killing Sunny, they use him as the point man for their expedition. They find crates filled with capsules and force Sunny to open them. Inside the first are numerous plates of gold. They then try to kill Sunny, and continue opening the rest of the capsules, which end up containing experimental gas which transforms them into superhuman monsters.
The film was released in Hong Kong on 12 August 2010.[6]
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