Name: The Witness
Genre: Action, Thriller & Suspense, Crime & Mystery
Released: 2015-10-30
Rating: 9.4
Cast: Zhu Ya Wen, Yang Mi, Lu Han, Wayne Liu, Sierra Li

Zhu Ya Wen is a Chinese actor. Born on April 21, 1981, he made his acting debut in the 2005 television series “Yang Guang Yu Ji.” He has since appeared in many films and television dramas, including the recent “Red Sorghum” (2014), “Say No for Youth” (2015), “Two Families” (2016), “City Still Believe in Love” (2016) and “Across the Ocean to See You” (2017). Zhu Ya Wen married actress Shen Jia Ni in 2013.

Zhu Ya Wen

Tang Zheng

Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer who was ranked seventh on the China Celebrity List by Forbes China in 2014 and was named Influential Woman of the Year at the 2015 Women’s Media Awards. Born on September 12, 1986, Yang Mi also goes by the name Mimi Yang. She made her acting debut at the age of 4 when she appeared in the historical television drama “Tang Ming Huang” in 1990. After a few other roles, Yang Mi focused on her studies until she returned to acting in 2004. She rose to fame with her role in the 2006 television drama “The Return of the Condor Heroes” and has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “Palace” (2011), “Beijing Love Story” (2012), “Clear Midsummers Night” (2013), “Legend of the Ancient Sword” (2014), “The Micro Era of Love” (2014), “The Interpreter” (2016), “Eternal Love” (2017) and “Legend of Fuyao” (2018). Yang Mi married Hong Kong actor Hawick Lau in 2014 and her father-in-law is actor Lau Don.

Yang Mi

Lu Xiao Xing

Lu Han is a Chinese singer and actor. Born on April 20, 1990, he is best known for being a former member of the K-pop boy group EXO and its Chinese subgroup EXO-M. He debuted with EXO in 2011 and left the group in 2014. He has since been active in China as a solo music artist and actor, appearing in such popular films as “20 Once Again” (2015), “The Witness” (2015) and “Time Raiders” (2016). He made his small-screen debut in the television series “Fighter of the Destiny” (2017) and also starred in “Sweet Combat” (2018).

Lu Han

Lin Chong

Wayne Liu is a Chinese actor. Born on October 6, 1990, he made his acting debut in the 2014 television drama “Honey Bee Man.” He has since appeared in a number of popular films and dramas, including “The Eternal Love” (2017) and “The Flame’s Daughter” (2018).

Wayne Liu

Sierra Li is a Chinese actress. Born on January 30, 1989, she made her acting debut in the 2014 television drama “The Wife’s Secret.” She has since appeared in a number of popular dramas, including “Legend of Fragrance” (2015), “Les Interprètes” (2016), “Pretty Li Hui Zhen” (2017) and “Pretty Man” (2018).

Sierra Li

New Clues Films, Jaywalk Studios, Enlight Pictures

Can a blind woman stop a dangerous kidnapper before she becomes his next victim?

Lu Xiao Xing (Yang Mi) is a blind woman. She used to be a rookie cop, but she lost her brother and her sight in a car crash three years ago. When several women in the city begin to disappear without a trace, Xiao Xing asks to be reinstated as a police officer so that she can help with the case. But the blind Xiao Xing is unsuccessful in her bid to return to work as a police officer.

Upset, Xiao Xing calls for a taxi and doesn’t realize that she gets into a luxurious car instead and is offered coffee by the mysterious driver. As Xiao Xing fights the driver over the coffee, the car crashes and Xiao Xing manages to escape in the ensuing chaos. When she goes to Captain Lu (Wang Jing Chun) to report the incident, Xiao Xing is able to recall key details about the car and driver despite being blind. When an impetuous teenager, Lin Chong (Lu Han), comes forward as an eyewitness to the attempted abduction, both Xiao Xing and Captain Lu have a hard time believing his credibility. But can Lin Chong help Xiao Xing track down the mysterious abductor before it’s too late?

“The Witness” is a 2015 Chinese film directed by Ahn Sang Hoon. It is a remake of the 2011 South Korean film “Blind,” which also was directed by Ahn Sang Hoon.

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