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Hong Kong's hottest cops chase $170M through neon streets — and nobody plays fair.
TMDB
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Twist (1995)

gritty proceduralneon-noircops vs robbers

Overview

Crime

An armored truck carrying $170 million is held up by a sophisticated ring of bank robbers. The police are at wit's end.

Flag of HKHKCantonese
Content warning
corruption and loyaltythe cost of ambitioninstitutional rotsurvival in chaos

Standout Aspects

Direction

Danny Lee directs himself with unhinged cop rage.

Cinematography

Hong Kong at night never looked this sweaty and desperate.

Stunts

Pre-CG car chases that actually put lives on the line.

Best for:Solo: Late night with headphones, let the neon wash over you.·Rewatch: Catch what you missed in the chaotic shootouts.
Heads up:Violence: Frequent shootouts with bloody results; this ain't PG.
Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Director

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

ReleasedJan 12, 1995
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Uniden Investments
Magnum Films Limited

Top Cast

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Lee Tit-Kin

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

John Yam Ka-Wah

Suki Kwan Sau-Mei

Suki Kwan Sau-Mei

Ann Kwan Oi Ling

Michael Chow Man-Kin

Michael Chow Man-Kin

Michael Lam

Parkman Wong Pak-Man

Parkman Wong Pak-Man

Man

Emily Kwan Bo-Wai

Emily Kwan Bo-Wai

May

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Smarty

Melvin Wong

Melvin Wong

Attorney Melvin Wong

Shing Fui-On

Shing Fui-On

Mao Dong

Tommy Wong

Tommy Wong

Mao Xi

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Third Mao Brother

Lau Siu-Ming

Lau Siu-Ming

Chief Superintendent Y.K. Chan

Lung Tin-Sang

Lung Tin-Sang

Reporter

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Made during Hong Kong's pre-handover anxiety, the film's moral rot mirrors real institutional fears of 1995.

Trivia

Danny Lee famously rewrote scenes mid-shoot; the climactic warehouse sequence was entirely improvised after location permits fell through.

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