The Big Call
New York Asian Film Festival 2018
June 29 - July 15, 2018
Dastardly phone scammers are stealing millions from all walks of life. Altruistic young policeman Ding stealthily combines forces with a highly skilled female undercover agent to stop them.
Oxide Pang not only delivers another dynamic nail-biter but also does his civic duty in publicly lambasting a scourge of the real-life Chinese-speaking world. Dastardly phone scammers are stealing millions from all walks of life. Altruistic young policeman Ding will go to any length to stop them. He stealthily combines forces with a highly skilled female undercover agent who has infiltrated their headquarters, run by the gang leader’s ruthless girlfriend (Gwei Lun Mei, in a stunning villainous turn). The Big Call shatters the morally bankrupt as it blends police procedural and criminal intrigue into an explosive action-suspense opus. North American Premiere
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