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Divergence

2005 · 101 min

A twisty, brooding Hong Kong thriller that keeps you tense with intersecting fates and buried secrets.

Directed by
Benny Chan Muk-sing
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Daniel Wu
Overview
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.

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Directed by
Benny Chan Muk-sing
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Daniel Wu
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How it feels

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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
  • identity
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Ivy Ho
Starring
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Daniel Wu, Gallen Law Ka-leung, Angelica Lee, Ning Jing, Jan Lamb, Yu Rongguang
Music
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Cinematography
Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming, Mandy Ngai Man-Yin
Runtime
101 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, English

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