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Law or Justice?

1988 · 93 min

A sober, issue-driven Hong Kong drama that plays its melodrama straight, trading thrills for uneasy tension and moral discomfort.

Overview
A model (Joey Wong) gets raped by a photographer (Wilson Lam). Meanwhile, she falls out with her best friend (Carol Cheng) due to her boyfriend (Alex Man), who's a cop.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • justice
    • friendship
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Taylor Wong Tai-loi
    Written by
    Wong Chui-Wa
    Starring
    Carol Cheng, Alex Man Chi-leung, Joey Wong, Wilson Lam Chun-yin, Prudence Liew Mei-Kwan, Ti Lung, Paul Chun Pui, Wai Gei-Shun
    Music
    Lam Chin-Si
    Cinematography
    Herman Yau
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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