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Released 16 years ago.
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The Stool Pigeon
2010 1h 53m CN
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5.9
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★5.9TMDB · 58
CrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Policeman Don often works with informants but numerous too-close calls and failed missions cause him to see the world as one betrayal after another. Then, he meets Ghost, Jr, and is given a new chance to change his views.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Ghost Jr.
Nick Cheung Ka-Fai
Inspector Don Lee
Gwei Lun-Mei
Dee
Miao Pu
Cher
Liu Kai-Chi
Jabber
Lu Yi
Barbarian
Keung Ho-man
Tai Ping
Lau Kong
Cher's Father
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dante Lam Chiu-yin
- Writers
- Dante Lam Chiu-yin, Jack Ng Wai-Lun
- Languages
- Cantonese, Mandarin
- Countries
- Hong Kong, China
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-yin, shot by Kenny Tse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Chan Ki-Hop shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung and Nick Cheung Ka-Fai and Gwei Lun-Mei carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt1535492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dante Lam Chiu-yin directs. Kenny Tse behind the camera. Chan Ki-Hop cuts. Produced in Hong Kong, China. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, China.
- 4Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-yin, shot by Kenny Tse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Chan Ki-Hop shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung and Nick Cheung Ka-Fai and Gwei Lun-Mei carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1535492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kenny Tse
- Editing
- Chan Ki-Hop
- Runtime
- 113 min · 1h 53m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Original language
- CN
Awards
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Dante Lam Chiu-yin
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
JCE Movies
HK
Huayi Brothers Pictures
CN
Sil-Metropole Organisation
HK
- VI
Visual Capture
Emperor Motion Pictures
HK
Key crew
- ProducerCandy Leung Fung-Ying
- Executive ProducerSong Dai
- Executive ProducerWang Zhongjun
- Executive ProducerAlbert Yeung
- MusicHenry Lai Wan-Man
- EditorChan Ki-Hop
- PyrotechnicianChi Shui-Tim
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-04-24
Also known as
International titles
- Sin yanHK
- 线人CN
- 線人(2010)HK
- O Dedo DuroBR
- The InsiderFR
- ОсведомительRU
- Con Mồi: Kẻ Chỉ ĐiểmVN
- MuhbirTR
- 線人TW
