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Twist

1995 · 92 min

A lean, hard-edged Hong Kong crime thriller that moves fast and keeps the pressure on.

Overview
An armored truck carrying $170 million is held up by a sophisticated ring of bank robbers. The police are at wit's end.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • heist
    • greed
    • corruption
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    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
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Directed by
    Danny Lee Sau-yin
    Written by
    Law Gam-Fai, Do Chi-Git
    Starring
    Danny Lee Sau-yin, Simon Yam, Suki Kwan Sau-mei, Michael Chow Man-kin, Jessica Law Man-Yi, Parkman Wong Pak-Man, Emily Kwan Bo-wai, Louis Fan Siu-wong
    Music
    Jonathon Wong Bong
    Cinematography
    Ko Chiu-Lam
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Mandarin, Cantonese

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