Movie Information
Overall Rank: 25520
Average Rating: 3/4
# of Ratings: 2
Theatrical Release Date: 05/20/2004
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama, Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
Actors: Cecilia Cheung, Daniel Wu, Alex Fong, Anson Leung, Kar Lok Chin, Biu Law Che
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"One Night In Mongkok" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 04/02/2012
When street violence spirals out of control, a police unit attempts to cope with the situation and track down a hired killer who proves rather more resourceful than the double-crossing contractor who sells him out had counted on. One Night In Mongkok centres around the criminal underbelly of a district in one of the most densely populated areas of Hong Kong. It involves a dash of social commentary in its portrayal of how rural Chinese flock to the bright lights of Hong Kong to escape poverty only to become treated as a disposable commodity by the ruthless criminals who rule there. Its approach will be familiar to any who have seen the likes of Infernal Affairs or City Of God, falling somewhere between the two in plot and execution. The direction is just the right combination of gritty …
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