2016

1h 50m

6.3(126 votes)

Action

Thriller

Crime

Overview

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.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing

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

Creative team

Directed by: Leung Lok-Man
Sunny Luk Kim-Ching
Written by: Jack Ng Wai-Lun
Sunny Luk Kim-Ching
Produced by: Jiang Ping
Bill Kong

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