Flash Point

"They made it personal... He'll make them pay."

2007 1h 28m CN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 387

Action

Synopsis

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Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!

“They made it personal... He'll make them pay.”

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Cast

Donnie Yen
Ma
Louis Koo
Wilson
Collin Chou
Tony
Ray Lui
Archer
Fan Bingbing
Judy
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Wong
Xing Yu
Tiger
Xu Qing
Madam Lau

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilson Yip
Writers: Szeto Kam-Yuen, Nicholl Tang Nik-Kei
Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese
Countries: China, Hong Kong, Thailand

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 77% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: China, Hong Kong, Thailand.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "SPL Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wilson Yip, shot by Cheung Man-Po. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wilson Yip directs. Cheung Man-Po behind the camera. Comfort Chan scores. Cheung Ka-Fai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in China, Hong Kong, Thailand. Dialogue in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 77% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese.
5International production across 3 countries: China, Hong Kong, Thailand.
6Part of the "SPL Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Wilson Yip, shot by Cheung Man-Po. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Donnie Yen and Louis Koo and Collin Chou carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "They made it personal... He'll make them pay.".
12IMDB entry: tt0992911 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Cheung Man-Po
Original score: Comfort Chan
Editing: Cheung Ka-Fai
Production design: Kenneth Mak
Stunt coordinator: Yuji Shimomura
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $6,177,725
Return: 77% of budget
Original language: CN
Certification (US): NC-17
IMDB: Flash Point (2007)

Part of

SPL Collection

SPL: Sha Po Lang (released in the United States as Kill Zone) is a 2005 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Wilson Yip, and starring Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Simon Yam. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 November 2005. It was followed by SPL 2 in 2015, and Paradox, released in 2017. The title Sha Po Lang refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology that each represent a different star capable of good or evil depending on their position in the heavens.