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Martial Angels

2001 · 86 min

A breezy, punchy caper with glamorous thieves, snappy banter and slick action that never takes itself too seriously.

Directed by
Clarence Ford
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Shu Qi, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, Teresa Mak Ka-kei
Overview
Cat is a professional thief turned straight after leaving her lover, Chi Lam, two years before. But her past returns to haunt her as Chi Lam is kidnapped for the ransom of security software belonging to the company Cat works for. In order to rescue him, she calls on her old friends from her orphanage days, six other feisty women, to save the day...

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Directed by
Clarence Ford
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Shu Qi, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, Teresa Mak Ka-kei
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loyalty
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • heist
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Clarence Ford
Written by
Sharon Hui
Starring
Shu Qi, Kelly Lin Hsi-lei, Teresa Mak Ka-kei, Julian Cheung Chi-lam, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Rachel Ngan Wing-Sze, Terence Yin Chi-wai, Rosemary Vandebrouck
Runtime
86 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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