Desperado 2024
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Director
- Cheng Siyi
- Where to Stream
- Hi-YAH Amazon Channel
What is Desperado?
Topic: Film "Desperado" (2024). Constraint 1: Write ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Release date
- Jul 21, 2024
- Original language
- ZH
- Origin
- China
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Crime
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.0/10 from 3 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~100 minutes
- Status
- Released
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Title: Desperado (2024)
Release Date: January 18, 2024 (China)
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Genres: Drama, Action, Crime (Source 1, 3, 5). Source 5 adds: Chinese Mainland, Filipino, Revenge, Gangster.
Director: Cheng Siyi (Source 5, 6)
Format: Feature Film (Source 3)
Country: China (Source 3)
Plot:
Many years ago, Zhou Ke (dressed in a suit) broke into a gang den alone to rescue his brother Banuo.
Zhou Ke was arrested and imprisoned.
Years later, Zhou Ke is released and lives a carefree life in the city under the pseudonym Li Fei.
New evil waves are surfacing in the streets.
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Should you watch it?
“A former prisoner attempts to live a quiet life until a new criminal threat emerges.”
- Features a high-stakes narrative focused on redemption and past trauma.
- Explores the tension between a peaceful civilian life and a violent criminal history.
- Delivers a focused 100-minute runtime centered on character-driven action.
- The premise relies on familiar tropes of the crime and revenge genre.
Watch it if you enjoy gritty crime dramas about men trying to escape their violent pasts.
This film maintains a serious tone with action-oriented pacing and themes involving kidnapping and criminal violence.
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Where can I stream Desperado?
Streaming availability for this 2024 film varies by region and local licensing agreements.
Is this film worth watching?
It is worth watching if you are a fan of Chinese action and crime dramas featuring ex-convict protagonists.
How long is the movie?
The film has a total duration of one hour and forty minutes.
Is this a sequel to the 1995 American film?
No, this 2024 Chinese film is a separate production and is not related to the 1995 American neo-Western film of the same name.
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