The Viral Factor

(2012)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 114 votes

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Year: 2012

Runtime: 122 мин

Country: Hong Kong, China

Director: 林超賢

Cast: Джей Чоу, 謝霆鋒, Линь Пэн, 白冰, 安志傑, 廖啟智, 吳嘉龍, 洪天照, 姜皓文, 李馨巧

Plot

Agent Jon contemplates leaving the force until he learns his brother is working as a mercenary for a former colleague who betrayed their team.

International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team, Sean, turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.