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You Shoot, I Shoot

2001 · 94 min

A wry, scruffy Hong Kong crime lark that turns hit-man work into deadpan showbiz satire, funny and casually grim.

Directed by
Edmond Pang Ho-cheung
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Eric Kot Man-Fai, Cheung Tat-Ming, Chan Fai-hung
Tagline
During a slack period, contract killers market their business as a consumer experience.
Overview
A hired killer pairs up with an amateur filmmaker to provide clients with satisfying footage of enemies getting whacked.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Edmond Pang Ho-cheung
Genres
Crime, Comedy
Starring
Eric Kot Man-Fai, Cheung Tat-Ming, Chan Fai-hung
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • media
  • art
  • obsession
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour8
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime, comedy
Directed by
Edmond Pang Ho-cheung
Written by
Edmond Pang Ho-cheung, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Starring
Eric Kot Man-Fai, Cheung Tat-Ming, Chan Fai-hung, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Jim Chim Sui-man, Audrey Fong Chi-Shuen, Fei-lin Miao, Asuka Higuchi
Music
Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Cinematography
O Sing-Pui
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, French, Japanese, Mandarin

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