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Director:
Writers:
Dante Lam (screenplay)
Wai Lun Ng (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 November 2008 (Hong Kong) more
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Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
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Chilling political commentary more (2 total)

Cast

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Nicholas Tse ... Sergeant Tong
Jingchu Zhang ... Ann Gao
Nick Cheung ... Hung
Kai Chi Liu
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Sherman Chung
Philip Keung ... Cheung Yat-Tung (as Ho-man Keung)
Esther Kwan ... (voice)
Jing-hung Kwok
Pu Miao
Suet-yin Wong ... Ling
He Zhang
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Also Known As:
The Beast Stalker (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Hong Kong:109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Chilling political commentary, 20 April 2009
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Author: gabridl from Planet X

This is the best Hong Kong cop thriller I have seen since "Infernal Affairs" and "Triad Election." All three films suggest critiques of Mainland China's relationship to Hong Kong chilling enough to raise them to a level of art. I expect a remake soon, although I don't think it will be as good as "The Departed."

For those with no interest or awareness in contemporary Chinese politics, "Beast Stalker" works perfectly well as a thriller. But with a little reflection many contemporary Chinese films like this can be decoded as profound commentaries on the current situation in China every bit as trenchant as Sixth Generation dramas. This is a golden age of Chinese cinema. Don't underestimate what you see.

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