Tactical Unit - The Code

2008 1h 30m CN

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6.2

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★6.8TMDB · 15★6.2IMDB · 217

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Synopsis

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Tensions flare between PTU officers and the Complaints Against Police Officers unit when a security camera captures a triad member being brutalized by PTU officers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Simon Yam
Sgt Lee Wing Sam
Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei
Sgt May Cheung Pui Yee
Lam Suet
Tong
Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun
PC Eight
Teddy Lin Wai-Kin
Sr Insp Wong Chung Ching
Cheung Wing-Cheung
Chan Kam Shing
Lau Kwok-Shing
Chief Insp Chan Chi Yan
Lam King-Kong
PC Dak

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Law Wing-Cheong
Writers: Yip Tin-Shing
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Law Wing-Cheong, shot by Benjamin Chan Siu-Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Law Wing-Cheong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Simon Yam and Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1256635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Law Wing-Cheong directs. Benjamin Chan Siu-Kwan behind the camera. Law Wing-Cheong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "PTU Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Law Wing-Cheong, shot by Benjamin Chan Siu-Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Law Wing-Cheong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Simon Yam and Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1256635 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.