Colour of the Truth (2003)
"Hak bak sam lam" (original title)

A man becomes a cop in order to take down the police superintendent who may have killed his father, and that of a vengeful Triad boss.

Directors:

Marco Mak, Jing Wong

Writer:

Jing Wong

Stars:

Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Jordan Chan, Ho-Yin Wong

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	S.P. Wong Jiang (as Anthony Wong)
Jordan Chan	...	Ray Tam Dai Wai
Ho-Yin Wong	...	Insp. Cola Chan Lok-Yin / Chui Lok-Yin / Li Tak Yan (as Raymond Wong)
Gillian Chung	...	Katie Wang
Chapman To	...	Toast
Pinky Cheung	...	Cola's Mother
Terence Yin	...	Cyclops
Winnie Leung	...	Joyce Wang
Ching Wan Lau	...	Seven Up (as Lau Ching Wan)
Francis Ng	...	Tam 'Blind' Chui
Robert F. Saunders	...	Guard
Yin Tse	...	Wang Kwan (as Patrick Tse Yin)
Jimmy Wong Ga Lok	...	Chief Insp. T.Y. Lau (as Jimmy Wong)
Ting Yip Ng	...	Bun (as Berg Ng)
Carl Ng	...	Casper

Storyline

This dynamic police-crime thriller features superstars Jordan Chan and Sean Lau and offers explosive non-stop action for your video screen! Huang Jiang and Qi Xi are both very capable crime investigators. However, Huang has his heart and soul attached to truth and justice, while Qi Xi works as an informer for the triads and works as an accomplice of the crime lord Mang Chao. Huang has evidences to help him bust Mang, but Qi Xi interferes with his plans and gives Mang shelter. An ensuing roof-top shoot-out leaves Qi Xi & Mang dead and the police report states that Qi died while he was on duty. Wrongly assuming that Qi was murdered by Huang, his son swears revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

triads | spy | reference to james dean

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English Japanese

Release Date:

20 June 2003 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Black White Forest

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

China Star Entertainment, S&W Entertainment Limited, B.O.B. and Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character name Wong Jiang is a direct reference to the film's director. Spelt without the "A" in the first name (Jiang), it spells Wong Jing.

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Quotes

S.P. Wong Jiang: Oh, you don't wanna hear it? If so, then Alan Tam doesn't wanna sing, and Lee Lai Shan doesn't wanna sail.

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Connections

Followed by Colour of the Loyalty (2005)

User Reviews

Good Cop Film

A great departure for creator WONG JING, known mostly for superfluous comedies and mindnumbingly bad comedy-action films that should have been left on the floor of Hong Kong film history (i.e. the '80s and early '90s).

COLOUR OF THE TRUTH is predictable and there's nothing new in it. In fact, it's somewhat of a copy of the far superior INFERNAL AFFAIRS in premise. Even so, TRUTH is rather enjoyable, thanks to a classic turn by star Anthony Wong.

Not quite as good as INFERNAL AFFAIRS, but even that movie was a retread of familiar territory. Hong Kong has done so many Cop/Triad films that it's hard to break new grounds. TRUTH doesn't, but it's still quite good.

6 out of 10.