The Witness (2015 Chinese Film)
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''The Witness'' () is a 2015 suspense
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directed by
Ahn Sang-hoon Ahn or AHN may refer to: People * Ahn (Korean surname), a Korean family name occasionally Romanized as ''An'' * Ahn Byeong-keun (born 1962, ), South Korean judoka * Ahn Eak-tai (1906–1965, ), Korean composer and conductor * Ahn Jung-hwan (born 1 ...
, starring
Yang Mi Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her acting debut in historical television series '' Tang Ming Huang'', and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as ''Wang Zha ...
and
Lu Han Lu Han (Chinese: 鹿晗, born April 20, 1990), also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer and actor. He was a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014. Tha ...
. The film is a remake of the 2011 South Korean film '' Blind'', also by the same director. It was released in China on October 30, 2015.


Plot

Lu Xiaoxing is a rookie cop when one night, she abandons her post to find her brother, an aspiring singer and bring him back home after his constant rebellion. As they fight in the car, Xiaoxing loses control of the vehicle and crashes into a truck, killing her brother and leaving her blind. Three years later, Xiaoxing is living life as a blind woman. Amidst a string of female disappearances in the city, she tries unsuccessfully to persuade her former police academy senior to allow her another chance at being an officer. Upset and unable to come to terms with the rejection and her brother's death, Xiaoxing calls a taxi to head home. After waiting for a while, a luxurious car pulls up and asks her if she needs a taxi. Upon getting in, she immediately realizes strange things about the car and her driver offers her a coffee. As they fight over opening the coffee, they crash into a woman. In the middle of chaos, Xiaoxing is left in the rain as he drives off. At the police station, she reports her experience to the head of police, Captain Lu and with her police training, is able to deduce key details of the incident despite being blind. After a hefty reward is posted for any eyewitnesses, it attracts the attention of reckless, music-loving teenager Linchong. Xiaoxing and Captain Lu both dismiss his account. One night, when Linchong rollerblades home after Xiaoxing and Captain Lu claim that they will be late, he is tailed by Tang Zhen on a motorcycle. After temporarily escaping, he is knocked over by Tang Zhen's car and admitted to the hospital, and was lucky to be alive with no severe damage to his skull and brain. However, a few days later, Linchong sees a man tailing Xiaoxing as she boards a bus. Sensing danger, Linchong calls Xiaoxing and asks her to turn on her video camera to film her surroundings so he can guide her to safety. Her pursuer notices and gives chase, but she manages to escape. However, her guide dog, Cong-Cong is killed in the melee. The search now begins as the police unit notice that all the missing women had disappeared after being set up for a date on the "Let's Meet" dating app. Linchong notices the male usernames are all lyrics from the same song and guesses the next username will be the song's next line. They trace the owner of the account to Tang Zhen, a plastic surgeon and the culprit, who began kidnapping women using the dating app after he accidentally killed his own sister in a confrontation about her online dating in an effort to remake them into his late sister's image. Xiaoxing brings Linchong to her old home, and she reveals that she is the older sister of the dead singer Linchong greatly admires. After a fight with the police, Tang Zhen traces Xiaoxing to her home and he fanatically offers to kill the both of them together, since they are so similar to the other, both having loved and lost a sibling. However, Linchong appears and temporarily subdues Tang Zhen. Xiaoxing sets the room on fire before escaping the house. In a fury and half burnt, Tang Zhen chases after her, but Linchong swings a golf club at him and manages to bring the fight outside, where they fight in the pool. While Xiaoxing is lying on the ground, Linchong continuously calls for her to get up, and the accident of her brother's death replays but with a different ending. She stands and manages to grab a ukulele and trigger Tang Zhen, luring him towards her, then swinging at him and incapacitating him before the police arrive. A year later, Xiaoxing watches Linchong performing her brother's song onstage.


Cast

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Yang Mi Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her acting debut in historical television series '' Tang Ming Huang'', and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as ''Wang Zha ...
as Lu Xiaoxing *
Lu Han Lu Han (Chinese: 鹿晗, born April 20, 1990), also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer and actor. He was a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014. Tha ...
as Lin Chong *Wang Jingchun as Captain Lu *
Zhu Yawen Zhu Yawen (, born April 1984) is a Chinese actor. He appeared in the films '' The Witness'' and '' The Founding of an Army''; and the television series '' Red Sorghum'' and '' Empress of the Ming''. In 2018, he took part in variety show The Sou ...
as Tang Zheng *
Liu Ruilin Liu Ruilin ( Chinese: 刘芮麟; born 6 October 1990 in Beijing, China), also known as Wayne Liu, is a Chinese actor who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. He is best known for his supporting roles in the hit ancient dramas ''Eternal Love ...
as Liang Cong *
Lai Yi Leon Lai Yi (; born 29 November 1990), in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China is a Chinese actor. Career In 2015, Lai debuted with a role in the action fantasy television series ''Armor Hero''. The same year, he made his big-screen debut in the crime thri ...
as Jing Kuang *
Li Xirui Li Xirui (; born 30 January 1990) is a Chinese actress and singer. Career Li made her acting debut in the romance comedy series ''Waking Love Up'' in 2011. She then played one of the lead roles in the romance web drama ''V Love'' produced by J ...
as Ya Nan *Xu Lingyue as Tang Qian


Reception

The film has earned (US$35.6 million) at the Chinese box office.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Witness 2015 films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2015 crime drama films Chinese crime drama films Chinese remakes of South Korean films Chinese suspense films