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PTU (2003)

R | | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 17 April 2003 (Hong Kong)
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Over the course of one night, a team of cops frantically search for their colleague's missing gun.

Director:

Johnnie To

Writers:

Nai-Hoi Yau (as Yau Nai Hoi), Kin-Yee Au (as Au Kin Yee)

Stars:

Simon Yam, Suet Lam, Ruby Wong | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Simon Yam ... Sergeant Mike Ho
Maggie Siu ... Kat (as Maggie Shiu)
Suet Lam ... Sergeant Lo Sa (as Lam Suet)
Ruby Wong ... Inspector Leigh Cheng
Raymond Ho-Yin Wong ... Supervisor Wong (as Raymond Wong)
Eddy Ko ... Eye Ball (as Ko Hung)
Hoi-Pang Lo ... Bald Head (as Loi Hoi Pang)
Jerome Fung Jerome Fung ... Sergeant Fung
Frank Michael Liu ... Triad (as Frank Liu)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Ping Chang ... Insp. Chan's subordinate (as Chi Ping Cheung)
Soi Cheang ... Undercover cop (as Pou-Soi Cheang)
Moon-Yuen Cheung ... PTU Orderly (as Kenneth Cheung)
Chi-Shing Chiu Chi-Shing Chiu ... Ponnytail
Wai-Kwok Kwok Wai-Kwok Kwok
Roderick Lam ... Mike's team member
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Storyline

Over the course of one night, a team of cops frantically search for their colleague's missing gun.

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Plot Keywords:

one night | police shootout | female gunfighter | interrogation | shootout | See All (31) »

Taglines:

Into the Perilous Night...

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language | See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Pathé [France]

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English

Release Date:

17 April 2003 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

PTU: Police Tactical Unit See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$156,712 (Hong Kong), 18 April 2003, Limited Release
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Mei Ah Films Production Co. Ltd., Milky Way Image Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Quotes

Sergeant Mike Ho: Everyone in uniforms are brothers.
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"The Mission" Part 2
27 August 2003 | by NIXFLIX-DOT-COM – See all my reviews

Johnny To returns to THE MISSION territory, where style is of utmost importance, and dialogue is for weak directors who can't tell a narrative film. Or at least that's one of many conclusions to be drawn from PTU, a film that has less to do with telling a story than it is to look, feel, and be cool. And yes, it is quite cool to behold.

Simon Yam leads the cast, once more proving that any movie starring Simon Yam, Anthony Wong, or Francis Ng can't be bad. PTU further proves this theory of mine.

The ending deserves mention, because it will most likely be pointed out to by many people. The ending will only seem "weak" if one takes the film seriously up to this point. This is not a movie, this is a study of movement, of telling a movie without actually bothering with all the things that encompass the making of a "movie". I.e. Nothing of real consequence will have happened by movie's end.

7 out of 10.
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