Task Force

1997 1h 50m CN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Lin is a plain-clothes cop in the crime-riddled district of Mongkok who bungles a vice operation directed at mainland prostitues. He falls for a ditsy hooker who tells him the love of her life is a killer who once svaed her life in a shootout.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leo Ku Kui-Kei
Tit Nam
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
Fanny
Eric Tsang
Sergeant Tsang / Lu Lu
Karen Mok Man-Wai
Shirley
Edmond So Chi-Wai
Weasel
Allan Mo Kei
Killer
Do Tak-Chi
Shan
Noel Leung
Mrs. Tsang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
Writers: Chan Hing-Kai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Patrick Leung Pak-Kin, shot by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

AWARDS

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Original score by Dennie Wong Tan-Yee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Leo Ku Kui-Kei and Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei and Eric Tsang carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0133285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Patrick Leung Pak-Kin directs. Mark Lee Ping-Bing behind the camera. Dennie Wong Tan-Yee scores. Cheung Ka-Fai cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Patrick Leung Pak-Kin, shot by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dennie Wong Tan-Yee. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Leo Ku Kui-Kei and Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei and Eric Tsang carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0133285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.