EXCLUSIVE: China Lion Film Distribution has acquired all rights from Hong Kong outfit Universe Films to the Andy Lau-starrer High Forces for release in North America.

China Lion has set an October 25, 2024, release for the film throughout Canada and the United States. The action-thriller, recently released in mainland China and throughout Asia, has been a popular title during the Chinese Golden Week holiday.

Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau leads the cast as Gao Haojun, a professional bodyguard by trade. Distanced from his family after a car accident takes the sight of his daughter, he is pulled back into their circle when a flight they’re aboard is overtaken by armed hijackers.

Directed by Oxide Pang (who, along with his brother Danny Pang, directed horror film The Eye), known for The Detective and Out Of Inferno, the film co-stars Lui Tao and Zhang Zi Feng, star of Aftershock.

The film will be going out stateside in Mandarin with dual Chinese and English subtitles.

Vet actor and singer Lau has won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor three times and the Golden Horse for Leading Actor twice.