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Crimes of Passion

1998 · 1 season

A gritty police procedural that delves into the dark side of vice, balancing tense investigations with personal turmoil and slow-burning romance.

Created by
Kwan Wing Chung
Genres
Drama
Overview
Fan (Bobby Au Yeung) heads a team of detectives in the “Special Duty Squad” responsible for investigating various prostitution practices. Fan and his subordinate Sergeant Tit (Wan Yeung Ming) have solved many cases and are well-experienced, they have dealt with cases under cover of an exclusive association; model agencies seducing innocent girls to work as prostitutes; loan sharks forcing women to pay debts by working as prostitutes. Although Fan has excellent performance at work, his family life is not happy. His wife May divorces him. He is then accused of rape by a prostitute. Detective Fung (Kennix Kwok), who is in charge of the investigation, is discontented with his behavior. When she realizes that she has misunderstood him, she gradually falls in love with him! Then, Fan and his colleagues are assigned to smash the gang led by Lung (Ngai Chun Kit). When Tit discovers that Lung is competing with him for her girlfriend Kwan (Jan Lau), she swears to put Lung behind bars.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, corruption, betrayal, justice
Content
Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Genres
drama
Created by
Kwan Wing Chung
Starring
Bobby Au-yeung Tsan-wah, Kenix Kwok Ho-ying, Marco Ngai Chun-kit, Jay Lau Kam-Ling, Vincent Wan Yeung-ming, Leung Wing-lam, Angie Cheung Wai-yee, Mark Kwok
Length
1 seasons, 22 episodes, 45 min each
Network
TVB Jade
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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