Cold War (film)
| Cold War | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional | 寒戰 |
| Simplified | 寒战 |
| Mandarin | Hán Zhàn |
| Cantonese | Hon4 Zin3 |
| Directed by |
Longman Leung Sunny Luk |
| Produced by |
Bill Kong Mathew Tang Ivy Ho |
| Written by |
Longman Leung Sunny Luk |
| Starring |
Aaron Kwok Tony Leung Charlie Young Gordon Lam Chin Kar-lok Aarif Rahman Eddie Peng Andy Lau |
| Cinematography |
Jason Kwan(HKSC) Kenny Tse(HKSC) |
| Edited by |
Kwong Chi-leung (HKSC) Wong Hoi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Edko Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$42,805,434 |
Cold War is a 2012 Hong Kong police thriller film directed by Sunny Luk and Longman Leung, starring Aaron Kwok and Tony Leung Ka-fai, and guest starring Andy Lau. The film was selected as the opening film at the 17th Busan International Film Festival and released in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China on 8 November 2012.
The film's title, Cold War (寒戰), is derived from the code name used in the police operation where the plot of the film evolves.
The film won nine awards including Best Actor, Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[2]
Plot
The police have long been untouchable in Hong Kong, Asia's safest city. One midnight, though, a police van carrying advanced equipment and five police officers goes missing. The kidnappers possess detailed knowledge of the police's procedures and have planned several steps ahead. The police must meet a list of demands to ensure the hostages' release, including the delivery of a large ransom. Any delay will cost lives. The clock has begun to tick.
Two Deputy Commissioners, Sean Lau (Aaron Kwok) and Waise Lee (Tony Leung Ka-fai), fight over who should lead the rescue operation, code-named Cold War. Lau wants to negotiate with the kidnappers while secretly tracking them to their hide-out. Lee is ready for a direct attack, no matter what the cost. For them, there is much more at stake than the safety of the hostages or the police's reputation, because the Commissioner will be stepping down in two years, so one of them will receive a promotion. Cold War will determine who will climb to the top. Lau is from Management, while Lee is from Operations. The former has the support of the Security Secretary because of his skillful management of the police's finances. On the other hand, the latter rose through the ranks from Constable and has the support of the front-line officers including the CID. However, both end up as pawns in a much larger game.
Cast
- Aaron Kwok as Sean K.F. Lau (劉傑輝), Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management)
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Waise M.B. Lee (李文彬), Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operation), Acting Commissioner of Police during opening scene
- Andy Lau (guest star) as Philip M.W. Luk (陸明華), Security Bureau, Secretary for Security
- Charlie Young as Phoenix C.M. Leung (梁紫薇), Chief Superintendent, Head of Police Public Relations Branch
- Gordon Lam as Albert C.L. Kwong (鄺智立), Senior Superintendent, Waise Lee’s faction
- Chin Kar-lok as Vincent W.K. Tsui (徐永基), Senior Superintendent, Sean Lau’s faction
- Andy On as Michael Shek, Special Duties Unit commander
- Terence Yin as Man To, Chief Superintendent, Director of Information Systems
- Grace Huang as May Cheung, Probationary Inspector, reporting to Sean Lau & Vincent Tsui
- Aarif Rahman as Billy K.B. Cheung (張國標), ICAC Principal Investigation Officer
- Jeannie Chan as Nicole Chan, ICAC Assistant Investigator
- Eddie Peng as Joe K.C. Lee (李家俊), Police Constable on EU 71, Waise Lee’s only child
- Ma Yili as Sean Lau's wife
- J.J. Jia as Vincent W.K. Tsui's wife
- Alex Tsui Ka-kit as Matthew K.M. Mak, Commissioner of ICAC
- Michael Wong as York H.W. Tsang, Commissioner of Police
- Tony Ho Wah-chiu as William Ngai, Chief Superintendent, Kowloon Bay New Treasury Building
- Joyce Cheng as M.Y. Shum, Sergeant, duty commander on EU 71
- Wai Kar-hung as Keung Wong, Police Constable, driver on EU 71
- Eric Li as T.M. Leung, Police Constable, communications on EU 71
- Gary Chan as K.F. Cheng, Police Constable on EU 71
- Byron Mann as Chan Bun, Lead Hijacker.
Production
Production took place in Hong Kong from October to December 2011.[3]
Awards and nominations
| Awards and nominations | |||
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| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | Cold War | Won |
| Best Director | Sunny Luk, Longman Leung | Won | |
| Best Screenplay | Sunny Luk, Longman Leung | Won | |
| Best Actor | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gordon Lam | Nominated | |
| Best New Performer | Alex Tsui Ka-kit | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Jason Kwan, Kenny Tse | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Kwong Chi-leung, Wong Hoi | Won | |
| Best Action Choreography | Chin Kar-lok, Wong Wai-fai | Nominated | |
| Best Sound Design | Kinson Tsang | Won | |
| Best Visual Effects | Cecil Cheng | Won | |
| Best Original Film Score | Peter Kam | Won | |
| 19th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Film | Cold War | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Sunny Luk, Longman Leung | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Tony Leung Ka-fai | Nominated | |
Sequel
A sequel, titled Cold War 2, began production in September 2015, with original cast members Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Charlie Young, Aarif Rahman and Eddie Peng, and joined by new cast members Chow Yun-fat and Janice Man. Cold War 2 is set for release in July 2016.[4][5]
References
External links
- Cold War at the Internet Movie Database
- Cold War at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Cold War: HKAFF Film Review
- Cold War: Busan Film Review
- 寒戰 - Yahoo!電影
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