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Line Walker

2016 · 108 min

A tense, twisty undercover thriller that keeps you guessing who's loyal and who's playing both sides.

Directed by
Jazz Boon
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Francis Ng Chun-yu
Overview
The details of undercover police officers are deleted from a police database and a senior officer is left struggling to know who are the undercover officers and who are the criminals.

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Directed by
Jazz Boon
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Francis Ng Chun-yu
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Jazz Boon
Written by
Cat Kwan Ho-ming
Starring
Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Louis Koo, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Charmaine Sheh Sze-man, Benz Hui Siu-hung, Moses Chan Ho, Louis Cheung, Clara Lee Sung-min
Music
Yusuke Hatano
Cinematography
Kenny Tse Chung-to
Runtime
108 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin, Cantonese

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