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| Tony Chiu-Wai Leung | ... | Detective Lau Ching Hei (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung) | |
| Takeshi Kaneshiro | ... | Detective Yau Kin Bong | |
| Qi Shu | ... | Sai Fung (as Shu Qi) | |
| Jinglei Xu | ... | Susan Chow (as Jing Lei Xu) | |
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| Ankie Beilke | ... | Spicy Girl | |
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Bo Yuen Chan | ... | Lai Sun Wah (as Ricky Chan) |
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Candice Chan | ... | Beer Promoter |
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Yee Ting Chan | ... | Hei's Sister (as Chan Yee Ying) |
| Emotion Cheung | ... | Chan Wing Fu (as Cheung Kam Ching) | |
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Yuk Wah Cheung | ... | Sister In Orphanage (as Cheung Yuk Wah) |
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Lim-Kang Chow | ... | School Principal |
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Kwai Sam Chui | ... | Susan Chow's Doctor (as Chui Kwai Sam) |
| Woon Ling Hau | ... | Landlord of the Seaside House (as Hau Waon Ling) | |
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Jordan Ho | ... | Lawyer of Chow |
| Lin Ho | ... | Temple Master (as Ho Lin) | |
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When veteran detective Hei finds out that his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective, Bong. On the surface, the murder smacks of a vendetta that has taken a lifetime to fulfill. But no sooner has Bong agreed to crack the case with Hei than he realizes nothing is what it appears to be. Undoubtedly, they are after a monster in a perfect crime: every detail was meticulously orchestrated, every motive conveniently justifiable, and every culprit and potential witness mysteriously eliminated. But Bong has his own demon to fight over the suicide of his pregnant girlfriend. As he digs deeper and deeper into the case, he starts grappling with the suspicion that the man they hunt is someone very close to them, someone on the verge of a total breakdown. Written by Sonja Pavkovic
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
21 December 2006 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Confession of Pain See more »Filming Locations:
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$8,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Media Asia Films, Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company, Avex Entertainment See more »
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Composed by Kwong Wing Chan (as Chan Kwong Wing)
Lyrics by Long Zen
Performed by Ai Ke
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Detective Lau Ching Hei: Beating crime used to be our mandate, now all that matters is the crime rate.See more »
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ASK BLOODComposed by Kwong Wing Chan (as Chan Kwong Wing)
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Unresolved pain, harboured grudge and hatred leading to bloody revenge is most destructively tragic. Hei even takes harming/killing his wife as a last resort to fulfil his eye-for-eye, tooth-for-tooth dark plan on his father-in-law who exterminated his family twenty-five years ago.
A "well-taken-care-of" work with who did it is known, how it was did is also known, and viewers chase and chase the line to know why he did that. Every area is fine but something missed... it lacks "power", some more energy and intensity is desired. The film is too "quiet", we need at least one exploding/imploding point to exhibit the tension. In addition, Fiona Sit should take the role of that that Shu-qi occupies here as the girl here is a dotty one. Shu-qi has long passed that playful age. Her talent is not developed her. Wrong choice of actress. And, Kaneshiro is not quite himself, I find no clue why.
When the flame of hatred and pain keeps burning, the fire of vengeance grows stronger and hotter that even the entire furnace falls apart.