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Eye in the Sky

2007 · 90 min

A taut, procedural cat-and-mouse game that keeps you alert and uneasy, with cool surveillance details and sudden violence.

Directed by: Yau Nai-hoi
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kate Tsui Tsz-Shan

Tagline: I am invisible. I am inaudible. The enemy's fate is in my hands.
Overview: The head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice and the other on a notorious criminal he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from filmmaking duo Johnnie To and Nai-Hoi Yau. Of course, the criminal knows all along he's being watched. But that doesn't stop him from trying to pull off the biggest score of his career.

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Directed by: Yau Nai-hoi
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kate Tsui Tsz-Shan

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: obsession
crime
survival
justice
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, crime, thriller
Directed by: Yau Nai-hoi
Written by: Au Kin-yee, Yau Nai-hoi
Starring: Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kate Tsui Tsz-Shan, Lam Suet, Maggie Shiu Mei-kei, Cheung Siu-fai, Berg Ng Ting-yip, Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung
Music: Dave Klotz, Guy Zerafa
Cinematography: Tony Cheung Tung-leung
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese

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