Island of Greed

Island of Greed
Traditional 黑金
Simplified 黑金
Mandarin Hēi Jīn
Cantonese Hak1 Gam1
Directed by Michael Mak
Produced by Johnny Mak
Screenplay by Johnny Mak
Story by Johnny Mak
Chan Man-keung
Lee Ying-kit
Jesse Hung
Liang Hai-chiang
Starring Andy Lau
Tony Leung
Pauline Suen
Annie Wu
Music by Raymond Wong
Landy Wei
Cinematography Jingle Ma
Tony Cheung
Lin Tien-kui
Edited by Poon Hung
Production
company
Win's Entertainment
Johnny Mak Production
Distributed by China Star Entertainment Group
Release dates
  • 23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)
Running time
126 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Mandarin
Hokkien
Box office HK$12,146,790

Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic of China.

Plot

Captain Fong Kwok-fai (Andy Lau) of Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau investigates a triad leader, Chow Chin-sin (Tony Leung), who attempts to bribe political officials to get in office.

Cast

Theme songs

Production

Controversy

During the filming of a stunt sequence, Andy Lau damaged a helicopter that was rented from Taiwanese airline company, Daily Air Corporation. In 1998, Daily Air filed a lawsuit against Lau and production company, Win's Entertainment, where the case dragged on for 16 years. In January 2014, Lau was found liable for brushing against the pitch stick of the chopper before jumping out of it. Initially, Lau ordered was to pay NT$5.1 million in compensation, but the amount was raised to NT$6.9 million after Lau lost an appeal. Following another appeal, the compensation was lowered to NT$2.6 million.[1][2]

Box office

The film grossed HK$12,146,790 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run in Hong Kong.

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
17th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay Johnnie Mak Nominated
Best Actor Tony Leung Nominated
Best Actress Pauline Suen Nominated
Best Action Choreography Yuen Bun Nominated
Best Art Direction Lee King-man Nominated
Best Original Film Song Song: Tears of a Lonely Star (孤星淚)

Composer / Lyricist: Wu Bai
Singer: Andy Lau)

Nominated
Best Sound Design Island of Greed Nominated

References

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