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2018 · 130 min

A twisty, stylish crime thriller that keeps you guessing with its layered storytelling and sudden bursts of violence.

Overview
The Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its counterfeit currency. The scope of their criminal activities extends globally and greatly attracts the attention of the police. In order to crack the true identity of "Painter", the police recruits a painter named Lee Man to assist in solving the case.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • deception
  • identity
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, mystery
Directed by
Felix Chong Man-keung
Written by
Felix Chong Man-keung
Starring
Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, Zhang Jingchu, Joyce Feng, Liu Kai-Chi, Catherine Chau, David Wang Yaoqing, Paulyn Sun
Cinematography
Jason Kwan
Runtime
130 min
Country
China, Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Polish, Thai, Mandarin, English

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