Official poster for Who Am I? (1998)

Who Am I?

Fight now. Ask questions later.

Jan 17, 1998 2h 0mActionComedyAdventureThriller
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A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa.The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking.

Director
Jackie Chan
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Action · Craft · Humour
Worldwide
$19M
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A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

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Worldwide gross
$19M
Release date
Jan 17, 1998
Runtime
2h 0m
MPAA rating
Language
Cantonese, English
Country
Hong Kong

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