Vengeance (2009)
"Fuk sau" (original title)

A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.

Director:

Johnnie To

Writer:

Ka-Fai Wai (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Johnny Hallyday	...	Costello
Sylvie Testud	...	Irene Thompson
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Kwai
Ka Tung Lam	...	Chu
Suet Lam	...	Fat Lok
Simon Yam	...	George Fung
Siu-Fai Cheung	...	Wolf
Felix Wong	...	Python
Ting Yip Ng	...	Crow
Maggie Siu	...	Madam Wong
Vincent Sze	...	Mr. Thompson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Conroy Chan Chi-Chung	...	Fat Lok (voice)
Kim-Fai Che
Gwendolyn Chen	...	Mrs. Fung
Chi Ping Cheung

Storyline

A French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Hong Kong, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for the mafia.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | hong kong | macau | exit wound | mexican standoff | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [hk]

Country:

Hong Kong France

Language:

English Cantonese French

Release Date:

20 May 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Vengeance

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARP Sélection, Media Asia Films, Milky Way Image Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Third part of an informally established trilogy, with 'The Mission' (1999) and 'Exiled' (2006) being the previous installments. Among sharing a number of noted cast members (Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Lam Suet) and locations (Macau), the films are primarily connected by certain ideas, such as - at times ironical - reflections on themes like brotherhood and loyalty; fatalism; and group dynamics. All three films also feature elaborate action sequences with a strong, almost geometrical sense of space.

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Quotes

Costello: This jacket belongs to you!
[shot to the head]

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Connections

References Ghajini (2008)

User Reviews

A French chef on rampage far from home - Johnny To at his best

Oh my - When Billy The Kid met Memento met Tokyo Eyes met The Limey on steroids… The only film ever in which I enjoyed watching Johnny Hallyday. Anthony Wong is just bloody amazing, as in everything I saw with him - not much I concede, according to his length impressing filmography on IMDb.

I discovered Johnny To a few years back when The Mission came out, and since then, I am trying to watch anything he did. I skipped this one when it came out, being frightened by the infamous French/Belgian 60's idol presence - I just can't stand him as a public person. I was so wrong. Even though the first Hallyday's dialogue are just plain dreadful (the hospital scene at the beginning), Johnny To managed to take control and silence him. And the miracle works out.

When you forget even about the meaning of the word, what does vengeance means ?