Following 2013s Firestorm which featured the explosion of Hong Kongs Central district, Andy Lau is once again called upon to save the city from a terrorist attack in the action thriller Shock Wave, for which he also served as producer. Andy Lau stars as bomb disposal expert JS Cheung, the top officer of the Hong Kong Police Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. Years ago, he was embedded in robber Blasts (Jiang Wu) criminal gang & helped to put his brother in jail. Blast, however, got away & now hes back with a vengeance to settle old scores. Blast & his heavily armed gang plant massive explosives in the Cross-Harbour Tunnel & take everyone in the tunnel hostage, creating a nerve-wracking standoff on one of the citys busiest thoroughfares. As the hours tick down & casualties rise, Cheung must put everything on the line to thwart a deadly disaster.
Directed by Herman Yau, Shock Wave co-stars acclaimed Chinese actor Jiang Wu (A Touch of Sin) as the antagonist, TVB star Ron Ng as a bomb disposal officer, & Song Jia ( The Final Master) as Cheungs girlfriend. The supporting cast is filled with Hong Kong cinema veterans & stalwarts including Philip Keung, Felix Wong, Babyjohn Choi, Louis Cheung, Liu Kai Chi, Shek Sau, Felix Lok, Ken Lo, Tony Ho, Wan Yeung Min & Michael Tong. Besides delivering blockbuster action movie thrills, Shock Wave reveals interesting aspects of bomb disposal, including dangers particular to Hong Kong.