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Ulterior Motive
Ulterior Motive
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Ulterior Motive

Original Title: 别有动机

2015
1h 40m

Status

Released

Release

2015

Runtime

1h 40m

Storyline

Originally living a happy and stable life, things have become clouded for rich heiress Ye Shuang (Qin Lan) after the unexpected disappearance of her husband Ling Feng (Archie Kao) and daughter. After consulting with her father Ye Cheng (Simon Yam), Shuang decides to call the police, where she re-encounters her ex-boyfriend, Yao Jie (Gordon Lam). During the investigation process, Jie finds this million-dollar ransom kidnapping case to be a misty mystery. Specializing in investigating by starting from minor details, he targets Cheng as a potential suspect. At this time, Cheng's activities has also become suspiciously strange. When the mystery seemed to have dispersed, Cheng dies from an accident. At this time, clues from a murder case that took place 20 years ago begins to surface. Behind the mysterious kidnappings lies the ulterior motive.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Sep 17, 2015
Languages
Mandarin
Director
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Production
强视传媒
强视传媒

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Qin Lan

Qin Lan

Ye Shuang

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Yao Jie

Gao Xin

Gao Xin

Archie Kao

Archie Kao

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Liu Wei

Liu Wei

Naying Miao

Qu Jingjing

Qu Jingjing

Shan Ren

Shan Ren

Li Peize

Li Peize

Wang Wei

Kong Lingping

Reception Assistant

Zhang Yinan

Zhang Yinan

Yao's subordinate

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