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Writers:

Ting Chau (scriptwriter)
Siu-Kei Lee (scriptwriter)
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Release Date:

15 November 1997 (Hong Kong) more

Genre:

Crime more

User Comments:

well made gritty prison drama more (3 total)


Cast

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Pinky Cheung ... Jess
John Ching ... Brother Bill
Peter Lai ... Uncle Chien
Ben Lam ... Inhuman
Kar-Ying Law ... Guard
Siu-Kei Lee ... Brother Nan

Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Ahn
Ben Ng ... Joe
Chi Hung Ng ... Brother Dog
Man Tat Ng ... Plane
Elvis Tsui ... David Mak / Three-Legs
Yeung Ming Wan ... Wan Chi-Hoe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Chinese Midnight Express (Hong Kong: English title)
Hak yuk duen cheung goh ji (Chai sang jue yuk) (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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Runtime:

102 min | USA:100 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG (cut) | Hong Kong:IIB


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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
well made gritty prison drama, 22 December 2005
7/10
Author: timbmorris276 from United Kingdom

I ordered this movie on Hong kong disc for a couple of British pounds so i wasn't expecting much. Needless to say i was pleasantly surprised, cause it was quite good. What i expected to be just another prison movie turned out to be a well acted drama with a few tender scenes. The film deals with police corruption inside and outside prison and how this affects the lives of the prisoners and their loved ones. The prison scenes are filmed in washed out colours as we are shown the cruelty and sadism of life inside, whilst the family scenes are shown in vibrant colours especially the nightclub scenes The story is your standard one of a man falsely accused trying to survive amongst the dregs of society. There are some comic scenes that are sort of hit and miss but thats HK movie humour, you either love it or hate it. The movie reminded me of Ringo Lams 'Prison On Fire' films and was well made without being fantastic. A movie that i would recommend to anyone who likes Wong Kar Wei's early films. Just don't expect a sleazy violent Cat III shocker. I will be watching this again soon.

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