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Don't Shoot Me, I'm Just a Violinist

1994 · 86 min

A light, fast-moving Hong Kong crime caper that mixes fish-out-of-water comedy with a mismatched-cop romance and occasional bursts of action.

Directed by: Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung, Herman Yau
Genres: Crime, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Lau Ching-wan, Teresa Mo Shun-kwan, Shing Fui-On

Overview: While in visiting Hong Kong to perform in a concert, a violinist from Mainland China got himself mixed up in a jewel heist and became a prime target of the robbers. As a result, he comes under protection by a tough and perfectionistic, yet hilarious female cop.

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Directed by: Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung, Herman Yau
Genres: Crime, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Lau Ching-wan, Teresa Mo Shun-kwan, Shing Fui-On

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: crime, comedy, romance
Directed by: Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung, Herman Yau
Written by: Bosco Lam Tsz-Ho, Sammy Lau
Starring: Lau Ching-wan, Teresa Mo Shun-kwan, Shing Fui-On, Vivian Lai Shui-Yan, Gabriel Wong Yat-shan, Woo Fung, Billy Lau Nam-Kwong, Law Kwok-Wai
Cinematography: Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping, Cheung Ging-Nin
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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