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New Police Story

2004 · 123 min

A sombre, hard-hitting action drama where guilt and booze weigh heavy, but bursts of inventive stunts keep you gripped.

Tagline: Failures and suffering make a real hero.
Overview: Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
guilt
redemption
revenge
obsession
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, thriller, crime, drama
Directed by: Benny Chan Muk-sing
Written by: Alan Yuen Kam-lun
Starring: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse Ting-fung, Charlie Yeung Choi-nei, Charlene Choi Chuek-yin, Daniel Wu, Andy On Chi-kit, Terence Yin Chi-wai, Hiro Hayama
Music: Tommy Wai Kai-Leung
Cinematography: Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming
Runtime: 123 min
Country: Hong Kong, China, Thailand
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English

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