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Johnnie To

Breaking News (Dai Si Gein)

Director Johnnie To Music (original) Ben Cheung, Chi Wing Chung Cast Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung
91' - 2004 - Crime, Action, Drama - Format: 35mm - Dialogue: Mandarin, English, Cantonese
When the embarrassing defeat of a police battalion by five robbers is broadcast on TV, the credibility of the police force drops to a nadir. Soon the whereabouts of the robbers are discovered and the building they occupy becomes besieged by thousands of policemen.
To beat the media at its own game, Inspector Rebecca decides to turn the stakeout into a breaking news show by sending officers into the building with wireless cameras atop their helmets. To her surprise, the robbers also start using the media to turn against the police. A media warfare soon erupts amidst a gory battle of life and death.

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Credits

Directors

Johnnie To

Music (original)

Ben Cheung, Chi Wing Chung

Cast

Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung

Scenario

Tin-Shing Yip, Hing-Kai Chan

Director of Photography

Cheung Siu Keung

Editors

David Richardson

Producers

Johnnie To, Cao Biao

Sales agent

Media Asia Distribution

Production studios

Milky Way Image

More info

Dialogue

Mandarin, English, Cantonese

Countries of production

Hong Kong, China

Year

2004

Technical Specs

Format
35mm