Dyut meng gam (2011)

Three people - a criminal, a bank officer and a cop - end up in a catastrophic situation in the midst of a global economical crisis and are forced to betray any morals and principles to solve their financial problems.

Director:

Johnnie To

Writers:

Kin-Yee Au, Ka-kit Cheung,

Stars:

Terence Yin, Ching Wan Lau, Richie Ren

11 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Terence Yin	...	Mr. Sung
Ching Wan Lau	...	Panther
Richie Ren	...	Inspector Cheung
Wing-cheong Law	...	Wing
Siu-Fai Cheung	...	Wah
Felix Wong	...	Sum
Chi Hung Ng	...	Brother B
Courtney Wu	...	Car park security guard
Denise Ho	...	Teresa
Myolie Wu	...	Connie
Wai Leung Hung	...	Waiter
Vincent Sze
Chi-Shing Chiu	...	Ponytail
J.J. Jia	...	Ms Ho
Stephanie Che	...	Jackie

Storyline

Three people - a criminal, a bank officer and a cop - end up in a catastrophic situation in the midst of a global economical crisis and are forced to betray any morals and principles to solve their financial problems.

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Plot Keywords:

bank | hitman | death | stock market | financial crisis | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr] Official site [jp]

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

20 October 2011 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Death of a Hostage

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Asia Films, Milky Way Image Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Debuted at the second spot of the Hong Kong box office and held the position in its second week.

User Reviews

the different degrees of greed

His film always leave s smirk or a smile on my face. And that is enough and that is what I expected.

If I wanted a big laugh I would go for campy movie or a Japanese over the top serial, like Unburo Deka (sp). But Johnny's film are intricate character studies. And all of it's character that is.

Here I especially enjoy Lau, and his current of ex-triad associates. They are hilarious!!! The Big-Eye character, the recycle guy, the others you see at the banquet.

Sure, you get all the different message of luck vs planning, honesty vs white lies, the power(or evil need) of money ..etc. But it's not didactic, in your face. It is woven in a storey. Yeah,it's emphasized in the banking sequence with the old lady. But it worked in a dramatic way.

Denise Ho is a surprise to me. Sure I'm not in HK and don't know the scene. But she's natural and understated not to overact here at all. While Lau's character brings some energy to the whole subtle mood.

Wathched the deleted scene also. There's another storey there. Not sure if it is too extraneous but explained something. And I would say this one is more attractive a storey than the housing one. Although albeit the housing issue is more easily related to the common folks.

But overall, very enjoyable. Tightly weaved, correctly casted, handled with care.