Cesium Fallout

Movie Details:

Traditional Chinese 焚城
Simplified Chinese焚城
Literal meaningBurning City
Hanyu PinyinFén Chéng
Jyutping Fan4 Sing4
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
GenresAction, Drama
Release dateNovember 1, 2024
Running time2hr 16min
Age rating
StarringAndy Lau
Bai Yu
Karen Mok
Directed by Anthony Pun
Written byMak Tin-shu
Shum Kwan-Sin
Wong Wing-Yiu
Produced byAndy Lau
William Kong
Anthony Pun
Cinematography by Anthony Pun
Edited by Cheung Ka-fai
Music byElliot Leung
Production Design byKin-Wai Lee
Visual Effects by Adrian Chan
Dennis Yeung
Production CompanyEdko Films
Distributor Edko Films

Cast & Characters:

  • Andy Lau as Simon Fan (范偉立), a nuclear radiation expert
  • Bai Yu as Lai Kit-fung (黎杰峰), a station officer of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department
  • Siuyea Lo provides the Cantonese voice dub for Bai Yu[4]
  • Karen Mok as Cecilia Fong, the Financial Secretary and the acting Chief Executive of Hong Kong
  • Tse Kwan-ho as Chainsmoker, principal fireman of the unit
  • Ivana Wong as Kelly, administrative officer alongside with Cecilia Fong
  • Louise Wong as Madam Chan Mei-yan, a senior station officer of the fire unit
  • Fish Liew as Zoe, principal firewoman of the unit
  • Dee Ho as Water, firefighter
  • Jeffrey Ngai as Sai Chu, firefighter
  • Leung Chung-hang as Po-ming, senior fireman of the unit
  • Bowie Lam as the Director of Fire Services
  • Michael Wong as Peter Cowen, chairman of DOE Corporation
  • Michael Chow as Roger Fong, businessman and husband of Cecilia Fong
  • Kent Cheng as the Secretary for Security.
  • Kenny Wong as Lau Siu-keung, firefighting coordinator of the unit
  • Locker Lam as Finger, firefighter
  • Wesley Wong as Big B, firefighter

Guest appearances

  • David Chiang as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong
  • Patra Au as the director of Hong Kong Observatory
  • Natalie Hsu as Eileen Fan, Simon’s daughter
  • Eric Kwok as Eric, the explosive officer of civil engineering
  • Max Cheung as Maxco, the explosive officer of civil engineering
  • Cheung Tat-ming as cafe owner nearby the fire place
  • Wu Yanshu as Simon Fan’s mother-in-law
  • Tong Yao as May Fan, the late wife of Simon Fan and a firefighter who died in an accident
  • Patrick Pak as the chairman of Hospital Authority
  • Deon Cheung as the director of FEHD

Storyline:

In a Hong Kong recycling plant, a massive fire exposes a radiation crisis caused by illegal garbage smuggling. Government advisor, executive, and firefighters embark on a high-stakes mission to mitigate the disaster.

About Movie:

Cesium Fallout is a Hong Kong action drama film directed by Anthony Pun and written by Mak Tin-shu, Shum Kwan-Sin and Wong Wing-Yiu. The film stars Andy Lau, Bai Yu, Tse Kwan-ho and Karen Mok.

Cesium Fallout was theatrically released on 1 November 2024 in Hong Kong.

The film opened strongly at the box office, debuting at No. 1 in Hong Kong with an impressive HK$9,281,777 (approximately US$1,193,494) over its first three days. Including preview screenings, its weekend gross reached HK$10,073,229 (about US$1,295,262)buted at No. 2, earning US$11.6 million in its first three days and totaling US$12.4 million with previews.

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