Tactical Unit - Human Nature

2008 1h 28m CN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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CID officer Tong gets himself entangled with a gang of killers from mainland China, who are out killing criminals to rob them of their money, and using an ideological basis to justify the killings as protecting mainland China from the criminal scum of Hong Kong.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Simon Yam
Sam
Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei
Madam May
Lam Suet
Fat Tong / Sgt Lam Tong
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Chan Yiu-Hung, loan shark
Berg Ng Ting-Yip
Brother Kong
Kam Loi-Kwan
Brother Yuen
Chin Ka-Shing
Shek
Philip Ng Wan-Lung
Robber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andy Ng Yiu-Kuen
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

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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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1401664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andy Ng Yiu-Kuen directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 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.
5Simon Yam and Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei and Lam Suet carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1401664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.