Kidnapper (2010 film)
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| Directed by | Kelvin Tong |
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Production company |
Scorpio East Pictures RAM Entertainment PMP Entertainment Boku Films |
| Distributed by |
Golden VillagePictures MediaCorp Raintree Pictures Scorpio East Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Chinese |
Kidnapper (Chinese: 绑匪; pinyin: Bǎngfěi) 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 a 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.