A brilliant detective is forced into early retirement after losing eyesight. Making ends meet by solving cold cases for reward money, he teams up with a rookie lady inspector to solve a case from her personal past.
Acting
Andy Lau's physical comedy—eating evidence, falling downstairs.
Direction
Johnnie To stages action through sound and touch.
Cinematography
Subjective POV shots that disorient and delight.
Director
Johnnie To
Andy Lau
Johnston
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
Ho
Guo Tao
Szeto Fatbo
Gao Yuanyuan
Ding Ding
Wang Ziyi
Joe
Lang Yueting
Minnie
Lam Suet
Lee Tak Shing
Philip Keung Ho-Man
Chan Kwong
Chun Wong
Fat Guy
Lo Hoi-Pang
Pang
Bonnie Wong Man-Wai
Minnie's Grandmother
Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen
Pang's Daughter
Mimi Chu Mai-Mai
Pang's Wife
Eileen Yeow
Pang's Daughter-in-Law
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andy Lau spent months training with blind consultants and performed most stunts blindfolded.
The film flopped in China but became a cult hit—Hong Kong audiences embraced its unapologetic genre-hopping.
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