Dante Lam's OPERATION MEKONG reviewed; available on Blu-ray and DVD today, Tuesday, June 6th

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Operation Mekong / Mei Gong he xing dong

Directed by Dante Lam

China/Hong Kong, 2016, 124 minutes

Dante Lam's high octane, action packed Operation Mekong becomes available today, Tuesday, June 6th, in a Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and on DVD from Well Go USA Entertainment. (It's been available on digital since Tuesday, May 2nd.)

The film, based on actual events, concerns a task force of elite Chinese narcotics officers who hunt the leader of a drug cartel in the famed Golden Triangle, the infamous opium producing area of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. The Mekong River is the prime smuggling route for smuggling drugs into China.

The film stars Zhang Hanyu (The Taking of Tiger Mountain), Eddie Peng (Tai Chi Hero), Chen Baoguo (Moment in Peking), Sun Chun (1911), Feng Wenjuan (Helios), Wu Xudong (The Taking of Tiger Mountain) and Carl Ng (The Viral Factor).

One might wonder how closely the film hews to the actual events, but why bother. Lam (Stool Pigeon, Unbeatable) here displays incredible mastery in a variety of action set pieces that are sure to please.

Disc Specs:
-- Audio:
  -- Mandarin DTS:X
  -- Mandarin 2.0 Stereo
  --Mandarin DSS Headphone: X
-- Subtitles:
  -- English
  -- Off
-- Bonus:
  -- 6-Part “Making of” Featurette:
    -- Uncovering the Truth
    -- The Team
    -- The Secret Mission
    -- The Journey
    -- Two Heroes
    -- A Force of Nature
  -- Trailer
-- Previews
  -- The Prison
  -- Mine
  -- Cold War 2

AsianCineFest Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars; highly recommended