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Released 20 years ago.
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Dog Bite Dog
"Prepare to be annihilated!"
2006 1h 49m CN
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6.6
SOLID
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6.5
IMDB
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6.6TMDB Β· 62β
6.5IMDB Β· 2,817
ActionCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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A young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of a model cop and his son, who is also on the force and who was told by his dad not to become a police officer.
βPrepare to be annihilated!β
Cast
Edison Chen
Pang
Sam Lee
Inspector Wai
Pei Wei-Ying
Yu
Cheung Siu-fai
Chief Inspector Sum
Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung
Tang Wing-Cheung
Lam Suet
Fat Lam
Dominic Lam Ka-Wah
Inspector Ti
Ren Hao
Mr. Lee
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Soi Cheang
- Writers
- Melvin Li, Matt Chow Hoi-Kwong, Szeto Kam-Yuen
- Languages
- Cantonese, Thai, English, Khmer
- Countries
- Hong Kong
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Thai, English, Khmer.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Soi Cheang, shot by Edmond Fung Yuen-Man. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ben Cheung Siu-Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Edison Chen and Sam Lee and Pei Wei-Ying carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Prepare to be annihilated!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0819765 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 62 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Soi Cheang directs. Edmond Fung Yuen-Man behind the camera. Ben Cheung Siu-Hung scores. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Thai, English, Khmer.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Thai, English, Khmer.
- 3Directed by Soi Cheang, shot by Edmond Fung Yuen-Man. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Ben Cheung Siu-Hung. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Edison Chen and Sam Lee and Pei Wei-Ying carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Prepare to be annihilated!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0819765 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 62 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Edmond Fung Yuen-Man
- Original score
- Ben Cheung Siu-Hung
- Runtime
- 109 min Β· 1h 49m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CN
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 Β· 2,817 votes
Awards
1 win & 5 nominations total
Also by
Soi Cheang
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AR
Art Port
JP
- SA
Same Way Productions Limited
Key crew
- ProducerShin Yoneyama
- ProducerSam Leong Tak-Sam
- ChoreographerJack Wong
- Assistant DirectorJonathan Li Tsz-Chun
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-08-17
Also known as
International titles
- CΓ£o vs. CΓ£oBR
- Dog Bite DogCN
- Gau ngao gauCN
- ηε¬ηHK
