The most momentous but unacknowledged chapter in the past thirty years of Hong Kong's history
The decades spanning story of two very different policemen who rise to power in Hong Kong during British rule, and end up at odds with both organised crime groups and the anti-corruption unit vowing to bring them down.
Tony Leung Chiu-wai Aaron Kwok Patrick Tam Michael Chow Man-Kin Du Juan Michael Hui Jessie Li Elaine Jin Jeana Ho Pui-Yu Michael Ning Lam Yiu-Sing Chui Tien-You Lawrence Ko Tai Bo Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming Tse Kwan-Ho Deon Cheung Maggie Cheung Hoh-Yee Ron Ng Louis Cheung Zeng Yi-xuan Rose Chan Ka-Wun Ho Kai-Nam Richard Ng Pinky Cheung Shun Lau
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In Hong Kong, terrorists from Libya blow up a bus which kills the son of the American consul. The Hong Kong Police Force sends Lui Yung and his team of special agents to investigate the case and destroy the terrorist group. On the other hand, Senior Inspector Hui Tat Ming (Simon Yam) of the Regional Crime Unit is discontented by the fact that he is no longer in charge of the case since it has been transferred to the Politics Department. However, Hui secretly investigates alone to track down the terrorists and bring them to justice
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Rookie policeman Shing (Louis Koo) grapples with right and wrong in this action-packed story about Hong Kong gangsters. Assigned to go undercover, Shing is so successful in playing the part of a gang member that he becomes right-hand man to gang leader Fei Ling (Andy Lau). Shing comes to respect Fei Ling and question his original motives, but the troubled cop must make a crucial decision before rival gangs and impatient cops move in for the kill.
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