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Protégé

2007 · 106 min

A slow, grim descent into moral fog, where loyalty and identity blur under the weight of crime and addiction.

Directed by
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Andy Lau Tak-wah, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo
Tagline
Honor… Obligation… Betrayal… There's Only One Choice!
Overview
A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players, Banker. Now, Nick has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment and to the money.

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Directed by
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Andy Lau Tak-wah, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • crime
  • addiction
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Written by
Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Lung Man-Hong, Go San, Chun Tin-Nam
Starring
Andy Lau Tak-wah, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, Zhang Jingchu, Anita Yuen Wing-yee, Nirut Sirijanya, He Meitian, Liu Kai-Chi
Cinematography
William Chan Wai-Lin
Runtime
106 min
Country
China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand
Languages
Cantonese, Thai, English

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