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Traditional Chinese | 沉默的證人 |
Simplified Chinese | 沉默的证人 |
Directed by | Renny Harlin |
Written by | David Lesser |
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Cinematography | Anthony Pun Yiu Ming |
Edited by | Cheung Ka-fai |
Music by | Anthony Chue |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Language | Chinese |
Box office | $25 million[1] |
Bodies at Rest is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, starring Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, and Yang Zi.[2] It is Harlin's third Chinese-language film, following Skiptrace (2016) and Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018).[3] The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 18, 2019.[4][5] It was released in China on August 16, 2019.[6] The movie is considered a moderate commercial success.
A pathologist Chen Jia Hao and his assistant Lynn are working late at a public morgue on a Christmas Eve. Three masked men break into the morgue, trying to retrieve a bullet from a corpse.
The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 18, 2019.[4][5] It was also screened at the Far East Film Festival[7] and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[8] It was released in China on August 16, 2019.[6] The film earned $18 million in its opening weekend.[9][10]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on six reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[11]
Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Despite its flaws, Bodies grabs you quickly and never really lets go for the entirety of its lean, efficient 90 minutes."[12] She described the film as "the simultaneously derivative and yet entirely amusing hodgepodge."[12] Fionnuala Halligan of Screen International commented that the film "delivers what it promises and no more, but it fulfils its brief with eye-rolling relish."[13]