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Writer:
Jing Wong (written by)
Release Date:
20 June 2003 (Hong Kong)
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Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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1 nomination
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Good Cop Film
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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 |
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Also Known As:
Black White Forest (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Colour of the Truth (International: English title)
Hei bai sen lin (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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Colour of the Truth (International: English title)
Hei bai sen lin (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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104 min
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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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Chan Lok-Yin:
[after shooting Wai instead of Wong Jiang] S.P. Wong taught me to keep a bullet at hand.
Wai: Why?
Chan Lok-Yin: It's simple. You're a thief. I'm a cop.
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Wai: Why?
Chan Lok-Yin: It's simple. You're a thief. I'm a cop.
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Followed by Hak bak jin cheung (2005)
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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.