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Triangle

2007 · 93 min

A twisty, tense crime thriller where friendship frays under greed, moving briskly through shifting directorial moods.

Directed by: Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam Ling-tung
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Sun Honglei

Tagline: Temptation. Jealousy. Destiny.
Overview: Life has not been kind to drinking buddies Sam, Fai, and Mok as they struggle to make ends meet, until one stormy evening when a mysterious old man appears before them in a bar with a 'get rich quick' scheme: an ancient treasure buried under a high-security government building.

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Directed by: Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam Ling-tung
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Sun Honglei

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
betrayal
loyalty
crime
fate
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, crime
Directed by: Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam Ling-tung, Johnnie To
Written by: Au Kin-yee, Kenny Kan, Sharon Chung, Yau Nai-hoi
Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Sun Honglei, Gordon Lam Ka-tung, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, You Yongzhi, Lam Suet, Li Haitao
Music: Dave Klotz, Guy Zerafa
Cinematography: Cheng Siu-Keung
Runtime: 93 min
Country: China, France, Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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