Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Liam Neeson-starring “Honest Thief” has secured a multi-platform streaming release in mainland China.
It launches on SVOD platforms on Christmas Day (Dec. 25). The release is handled by independent aggregator Leeding Media, in partnership with major Chinese streaming platforms Tencent, Alibaba-owned Youku, Baidu-owned iQiyi and specialty short video and entertainment platform Bilibili.
In “Honest Thief” Neeson stars as Tom Dolan, a legendary bank robber who tries to turn himself in after falling for a woman (Kate Walsh) who works at the storage facility where he’s stashed his money.
Complications ensue when his case is turned over to a corrupt FBI agent (Jai Courtney) and he must go underground to save himself and the woman he loves.
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