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Z Storm

2014 · 92 min

A tense, tangled procedural that pulls you into a web of corruption and danger, with bursts of action and a pervasive sense of institutional menace.

Directed by
David Lam Tak-luk
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Louis Koo, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Dada Chan Ching
Overview
ICAC principal investigator William Luk takes his job seriously, and he needs every last scintilla of support from his team to take on the powerful and cunning Supt Wong, who is corrupt to the core. Wong is an enthusiastic tool of the monstrous Malcolm Wu, a cowboy big-time share trader who will stop at nothing to secure a large slice of the upcoming float of the HK government pension fund, worth billions.

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Directed by
David Lam Tak-luk
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Starring
Louis Koo, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Dada Chan Ching
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • greed
  • justice
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
David Lam Tak-luk
Written by
Wong Ho-wa
Starring
Louis Koo, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Dada Chan Ching, Xia Yan, Michael Wong, Lo Hoi-pang, Stephen Au Kam-tong, Derek Tsang Kwok-cheung
Music
Anthony Chue Chan-Tung
Cinematography
Tony Cheung Tung-leung
Runtime
92 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English

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