Wong gok hak yau (2004)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Writer:

Tung-Shing Yee (writer)

Release Date:

20 May 2004 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Crime | Romance

Tagline:

Fate can bring us together; so can sin!

Plot:

Hong Kong nihilism. December 22, a street quarrel leads to the death of a gang leader's son. Next day...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Revenge | Killer | Mongkok | Nihilism

Awards:

4 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Cecilia Cheung	...	Dandan
Daniel Wu	...	Lai-fu
Alex Fong	...	Milo
Anson Leung	...	Ben
Kar Lok Chin	...	Brandon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chuen-Yee Cha	...	Head of Anti-vice Unit
Alexander Chan	...	Wah
Monica Chan	...	Milo's wife
Biu Law Che	...	Shitty Kong (as Paul Car)
Henry Fong	...	Carl
Christie Fung	...	Sue (as Jung-ching Fung)
Cynthia Ho	...	Jane (as Mo-si Ho)
Elena Kong	...	Nightclub Lady
Suet Lam	...	Liu
Redbean Lau	...	Liu's wife
Shek Yin Lau	...	Fatty - nightclub manager
Sam Lee	...	Franky
Shui Ting Ng	...	Kinson
Hee Ching Paw	...	Volunteer Helper at Sue's home
Wai-On Peng	...	Tiger
Limin Sun	...	Tim
Austin Wai	...	Milo's superior
Ken Wong	...	Wilson

Also Known As:

One Nite in Mongkok (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
One Night in Mongkok (UK) (alternative spelling)
Wang jiao hei ye (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | Malaysia:18SG | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Mongkok, Hong Kong, China

Company:

Film Unlimited

Movie Connections:

References XIII (2003) (VG)

Dark, intelligent cat & mouse thriller involving a hit-man

Asian cinema does it again. Whilst the rest of the world simple gasps at the quality of films the far east is churning out, they continue to let the stream of quality films continue, with this being near the top. The film follows the hunt by a set of policemen chasing a hit-man, who unbeknown to them is a young inexperienced hit-man. If he is not stopped the the could lead to all out gang warfare, as he is hired to kill after gang tensions lead to the death of the son of a head gangster.

The hit-man is though the main character ultimately, and he is tagged with a prostitute who by coincidence also comes from a poor region in China. Both contrast each other, but are two sides of the same coin with respect to their current roles. Film builds up using the surroundings of the congested dog-eat-dog world of Mongkok, and takes us on a blind tour of the district and its world where anything and everything is for sale.

Its a film that will intrigue and disturb in equal measures, but don't let that put you off. The film is brilliantly acted, and it is hard to know at times who is on the side of right and wrong, reminiscent of Heat in that sense. Tense, twisting and intelligent, this is a must-see and surely must rank with some of the best that have come out of the HK stable this decade.