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Punished

"Thou shalt not kill..."

2011 1h 34m CN
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 39
ActionThrillerCrime
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Real estate tycoon Wong Ho-Chiu (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) suffers great pain when his daughter Daisy (Janice Man) is kidnapped and killed. Wong Ho-Chiu turns to his trusted bodyguard Chor (Richie Ren) to seek out the perpetrators and exact revenge. Wong Ho-Chiu goes one step further and orders Chor to videotape each of their executions. Once Chor tracks down the final perpetrator Wong Ho-Chiu decides to kill that person himself. When Wong Ho-Chiu learns about the perpetrator’s past, he has second thoughts …

“Thou shalt not kill...”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Law Wing-Cheong
Writers
Andrew Fung Chih-Chiang, Lam Fung
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries
Hong Kong

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Law Wing-Cheong, shot by Ko Chiu-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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AWARDS

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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang and Richie Jen and Janice Man Wing-San carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Thou shalt not kill...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1604670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Law Wing-Cheong directs. Ko Chiu-Lam behind the camera. Curran Pang cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 15 years ago.
  • 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
  • 3Directed by Law Wing-Cheong, shot by Ko Chiu-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Curran Pang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Anthony Wong Chau-Sang and Richie Jen and Janice Man Wing-San carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Thou shalt not kill...".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt1604670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Ko Chiu-Lam
Editing
Curran Pang
Costume design
Steven Tsang Pak-Chuen
Stunt coordinator
Jack Wong
Runtime
94 min · 1h 34m
Status
Released
Original language
CN

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Media Asia Films

    Media Asia Films

    HK

  • Milkyway Image

    Milkyway Image

    HK

Key crew

  • Unit ManagerChiu Chi-Shing
  • PyrotechnicianChi Shui-Tim
  • First Assistant DirectorDanny Wong Hing-Fun
  • Costume DesignSteven Tsang Pak-Chuen
  • MusicGuy Zerafa
  • MusicDave Klotz
  • Stunt CoordinatorJack Wong
  • EditorCurran Pang
  • Assistant EditorAllen Leung
  • Art DirectionRaymond Chan Kam-Ho
  • EditorDavid M. Richardson
  • ProducerJohnnie To
  • Second Assistant DirectorLaw Chi-Wing

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2011-05-05

Also known as

International titles

  • Bao yingCN
  • RetributionHK
  • 迷途追凶CN
  • Bou yingHK
  • 报应CN
  • PunishedFR
  • 報應(2011)HK
  • НаказаниеRU

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