Taiwanese cops, political chaos, and the question: does righteousness even matter anymore?
Lawrence Lau directs Ballistic, a crime thriller that uses the turbulent world of Taiwanese politics to tell a riveting story of cops, corruption, and how righteousness still has value in this grey-shaded world.
Acting
Simon Yam's weary veteran cop energy is immaculate.
Direction
Lawrence Ah Mon squeezes tension from bureaucratic meetings.
Director
Lawrence Ah Mon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during a volatile period in Taiwanese politics, the film deliberately mirrors real corruption scandals that rocked the National Police Agency.
Lawrence Ah Mon is known for gritty social realist cinema; this was his return to cop thrillers after a decade focused on youth dramas.
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