After a businessman’s daughter is abducted and criminals request a $100 million ransom, the police arrive (Yihong Duan). Doubting the authorities, “Zheng Bingrui” (Yang Xiao) resolves to pay the money and adhere to the instructions he receives by phone. "Li Huiping" (Liya Tong), the girl’s teacher, feels some responsibility for what happened and insists on joining him. We then observe their often unbelievable journey, filled with cameras, trackers, and microphones, as we begin to understand the reasons behind the criminals' actions against this seemingly respectable man. The initial portion contains a good deal of action; however, as the story develops, the plot becomes quite intricate in its quest for explanations and retribution. Unfortunately, the performances aren’t particularly strong, and it loses focus toward an ending that I considered to be a rather tangled resolution. There's one scene, separate from most of the main events, which I did find quietly disturbing. A young boy is happily jumping around in his new shoes while his mother completes paperwork nearby. Then he disappears—a victim of kidnappers who intend to sell him to affluent "westerners" for as much as $50,000! That’s a key point the film makes. It highlights the shockingly lucrative business of child trafficking and demonstrates how far parents will go in anger and grief to locate their children or seek revenge against those responsible, as well as the lengths perpetrators will go regardless of the suffering they inflict. The octopus comparison at the conclusion doesn't carry the weight of something like "The Sound of Freedom" from last year. It’s still worth seeing, though.

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