A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chiefs are forced to take their fight to the streets of Hong Kong with deadly consequences.
Acting
The three-way tension between Kwok, Leung Ka-fai, and Chow Yun-Fat's simmering presence.
Direction
Tight, claustrophobic set pieces that feel like they're about to burst.
Production
That gleaming, glass-and-steel Hong Kong aesthetic hits different.
Director
Leung Lok-Man
Aaron Kwok
Sean Lau
Tony Leung Ka-fai
M.B. Lee
Chow Yun-Fat
Oswald S.C. Kan
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
Phoenix Leung
Janice Man Wing-San
Isabel Au
Eddie Peng Yu-Yan
Joe Lee Ka-cheun
Aarif Rahman
Billy Cheung Kwok-piu
Tony Yang
Roy Ho
Chang Kuo-Chu
Peter Choi
Wu Yue
Wu Tin-Man
Frankie Lam
Alan Au
Zhou Bichang
Alice Poon
Jeannie Chan
Nicole
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Stephen Han
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
David Mok
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hong Kong's highest-grossing local film of 2016, part of a wave of prestige crime thrillers that revived Cantonese cinema's global reputation post-Handover anxiety.
Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka-fai had never shared significant screen time before this — their real-life competitive casting history fed into every hostile stare.
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