Chui lung (2017)

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord.

Directors:

Jason Kwan, Jing Wong

Writers:

Jing Wong, Koon-Nam Lui (screenplay) (co-writer)

Stars:

Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Philip Keung

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Donnie Yen	...	Crippled Ho
Andy Lau	...	Lui Lok
Philip Keung	...	Will
Wilfred Lau	...	Wayne
Kang Yu	...	Chad
Kent Cheng	...	Piggy
Bryan Larkin	...	Ernest Hunt
Ben Ng	...	Chubby
Ken Tong	...	Tong (as Tong Chun Yip)
Dongdong Xu	...	Rose (as Raquel Xu)
Michelle Hu	...	Jane
Niki Chow	...	May
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Wai-Man Chan	...	Master Dane (as Wai-Man Chan)
Lawrence Chou	...	Willy
Wong Chun	...	Uncle Niu

Storyline

The year is 1963, an illegal immigrant named Ho (Donnie Yen) sneaks into British-ruled Hong Kong. Equipped with guts and combat skills, he plunges into the underground world getting into constant conflict with rivals. After many adversaries, the once good-natured man is physically crippled and turns into a monster more atrocious than all the most corrupted cops and ruthless drug dealers. Ho eventually emerges as the most powerful drug lord under the control of Chief Detective Sergeant, Lee Rock (Andy Lau). However, with the establishment of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) by the law enforcement in 1974, Rock is forced into premature retirement. But Ho still insists he would not be stopped as he determines to become the sole dictator of the drug empire.

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Plot Keywords:

police officer | police officer killed | police officer shot in the chest | police officer shot | police officer shot through the heart | 

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Crime | History

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese English Thai Teochew

Release Date:

28 September 2017 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Chui Lung

Filming Locations:

Chaozhou, Guangdong, China

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$138,346, 1 October 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$455,493, 16 November 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bona Film Group, Bullet Films, Infinitus Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 DTS (DTS-X) Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kenneth Tsang who played Master Dane appeared in To Be Number One (1991) as Chief Inspector Lui.

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Goofs

In the English subtitles, Chubby disparagingly compares Lee's kid brother to Steve Martin. In the mid-to-late 1960s, when this takes place, Martin was not yet a popular performer. In fairness, this may have been a error by the subtitler, with the original Chinese version featuring a more timely comparison.

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Connections

Version of Bo Hao (1991)

User Reviews

not a bad film,enjoyed it

Fun to watch,good story,good acting,good music but the editing is too hush,many scenes lack of consistency,you may feel the movie is bit like fastforwding,couple of charactors come from nowhere yet been explained later on but still not very logical in details.