Drug War

– The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle agai..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
毒戰
Drug War (2012) - Also known as 毒戰

The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle against the ubiquitous drug barons, takes up arms against his arch enemy, Timmy Choi. When he gets hold of Choi, he makes a deal with him: in exchange for his life (in China you can get the death penalty for producing only 50 grams of drugs) the young criminal will help the police infiltrate a sizeable drug network.

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Drug War (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Apr 2013

Language:

Mandarin, Cantonese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Johnnie To

Writer:

Ka-Fai Wai (screenplay), Nai-Hoi Yau (screenplay), Ryker Chan (screenplay), Xi Yu (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Honglei Sun, Louis Koo, Yi Huang, Yunxiang Gao

Plot:

After losing control of his car and crashing into a local restaurant, a man loses consciousness on the street. Later, while working on a case, the police's anti-drug division captain, Zhang Lei (Honglei Sun), realizes that the man in the crash is drug lord Tian Ming (Louis Koo). In order to avoid the death penalty, Tian Ming helps the police put a stop to the entire drug trafficking circuit, but just as soon as the police are ready to make a large bust, Tian Ming makes a decision that shocks everyone involved.

Awards:

7 wins & 17 nominations.

Gross profit:

$66,221

Production:

Variance Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
86%