Law or Justice?

1988 1h 33m CN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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A model (Joey Wong) gets raped by a photographer (Wilson Lam). Meanwhile, she falls out with her best friend (Carol Cheng) due to her boyfriend (Alex Man), who's a cop.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carol Cheng
Yip Wing-man
Alex Man Chi-Leung
Inspector Fong Wai
Joey Wong
Joey Ling
Wilson Lam Chun-Yin
Dan Tien Dick-man
Prudence Liew Mei-Kwan
Ling Shan-shan
Ti Lung
Jean Lung
Paul Chun Pui
Prosecutor
Wai Gei-Shun
Wing-man's uncle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Taylor Wong Tai-Loi
Writers: Wong Chui-Wa
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Taylor Wong Tai-Loi, shot by Herman Yau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lam Chin-Si. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ma Chung-Yiu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Carol Cheng and Alex Man Chi-Leung and Joey Wong carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0121260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Taylor Wong Tai-Loi directs. Herman Yau behind the camera. Lam Chin-Si scores. Ma Chung-Yiu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Taylor Wong Tai-Loi, shot by Herman Yau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lam Chin-Si. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ma Chung-Yiu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Carol Cheng and Alex Man Chi-Leung and Joey Wong carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0121260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.