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Purple Storm

1999 · 112 min

A tense, twisty amnesia thriller that keeps you off-balance as loyalties shift and memories flicker back.

Directed by
Teddy Chen
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Overview
Khmer Rouge terrorist Kieron Chow and his unit arrive in Hong Kong for their latest mission. Todd, Chow's son and fiercely loyal right-hand man, sustains a serious head wound. Now a total amnesiac, Todd wakes from a coma to find he's been given a new life, one that may be the death of him. With the help of psychiatrist Shirley Kwan, anti-terrorist officer Mark Chan tries to convince Todd that he is actually an undercover cop sent to infiltrate Chow's group. As fragments of his shattered memory return, Todd is forced to choose between his dark past and this one shot at redemption

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Directed by
Teddy Chen
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • identity
  • memory
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Teddy Chen
Written by
Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah, Clarence Yip, Jojo Hui Yuet-Chun
Starring
Daniel Wu, Kam Kwok-Leung, Emil Chau Wah-kin, Josie Ho, Joan Chen, Theresa Lee Yee-Hung, Patrick Tam Yiu-Man, Tong Man-lung
Music
Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai
Runtime
112 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin, Khmer

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