Hong Kong Synopsis
赤道
Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yinming and Inspector Fan Kaming lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with a Chinese senior official, a physics professor, and two South Korean weapon experts, they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.
The 2014–2016 Hong Kong Window
57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Helios sits at position #45.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Helios premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #765 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #162 of 167 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean |
| Production Companies | Long Motion Pictures, Media Asia Films, Wanda Films, Sun Entertainment Culture, Sil-Metropole Organisation |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | April 30, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3614922 |