Sentenced to Hang
1989, Cantonese. Directed by Taylor Wong Tai-loi.
After being fired by his penny-pinching boss, Wai and his two life-long friends decide to kidnap and ransom his son. The situation spirals out of control after the boy is accidentally killed as a result. Based on a true story.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
- Rated
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- Released
- 2 November 1989
- Original title
- 三狼奇案
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Stephen Shiu Yeuk-yuen, Johnny Mak Tong-hung
- Box office
- $1.4M
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Sentenced to Hang runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Sentenced to Hang isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 November 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sentenced to Hang?
Sentenced to Hang (1989) was directed by Taylor Wong Tai-loi and stars Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kent Cheng Jak-si, Elvis Tsui Kam-kong.