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Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 107 minutes
Directors: Johnnie To
Writers: Wai Ka-Fai
Casts: Sun Hong-Lei, Crystal Huang Yi, Lam Suet, Baoqiang Wang, Louis Koo, Yin Zhu-Sheng, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Michelle Ye Xuan, Cheung Siu-Fai, Wallace Chung, Li Jing, Wang Zhi, Lo Hoi-Pang, Gan Ting Ting, Gao Yun-Xiang, Xiao Cong, Li Guangjie, Guo Tao, Cheng Taishen, Patrick Keung Hiu-Man, Tan Kai
IMDB: Drug War (2012)
Ratings: 
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Slant Magazine -
The film is a singularly huge, relentless, all-encompassing set piece that mutates and spasms with terrifying lack of foresight. It's all business, business, business.
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IndieWire -
More traditional in terms of atmosphere and plot, Drug War nevertheless features a tense, unstoppable momentum, a morally ambiguous protagonist and hugely involving action scenes.
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The A.V. Club -
Drug War brings to mind Soderbergh’s recent "Side Effects", a film defined by similar changes in perspective and genre. However, while "Side Effects" is best at its midpoint, before the viewer has really figured out what kind of movie it is, Drug War becomes both weightier and more playful with each transition, building to a harrowing finale.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
In Drug War, Hong Kong genre master Johnnie To gives a superlative lesson on how to give an updated, thoroughly engrossing twist to the classic cops-and-robbers chase.
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New York Magazine (Vulture) -
Hot-dog Hong Kong action stylist Johnnie To has never achieved the cult status of John Woo in this country, but his explosively entertaining — and startlingly splattery — Drug War should win him new fans.
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Drug War (2012)
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.
Drug War (2012)
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2012
Runtime: 107 minutes
Directors: Johnnie To
Writers: Wai Ka-Fai
Casts: Sun Hong-Lei, Crystal Huang Yi, Lam Suet, Baoqiang Wang, Louis Koo, Yin Zhu-Sheng, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Michelle Ye Xuan, Cheung Siu-Fai, Wallace Chung, Li Jing, Wang Zhi, Lo Hoi-Pang, Gan Ting Ting, Gao Yun-Xiang, Xiao Cong, Li Guangjie, Guo Tao, Cheng Taishen, Patrick Keung Hiu-Man, Tan Kai
IMDB: Drug War (2012)
Storyline
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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Reviews
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Slant Magazine -
The film is a singularly huge, relentless, all-encompassing set piece that mutates and spasms with terrifying lack of foresight. It's all business, business, business.
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IndieWire -
More traditional in terms of atmosphere and plot, Drug War nevertheless features a tense, unstoppable momentum, a morally ambiguous protagonist and hugely involving action scenes.
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The A.V. Club -
Drug War brings to mind Soderbergh’s recent "Side Effects", a film defined by similar changes in perspective and genre. However, while "Side Effects" is best at its midpoint, before the viewer has really figured out what kind of movie it is, Drug War becomes both weightier and more playful with each transition, building to a harrowing finale.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
In Drug War, Hong Kong genre master Johnnie To gives a superlative lesson on how to give an updated, thoroughly engrossing twist to the classic cops-and-robbers chase.
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New York Magazine (Vulture) -
Hot-dog Hong Kong action stylist Johnnie To has never achieved the cult status of John Woo in this country, but his explosively entertaining — and startlingly splattery — Drug War should win him new fans.
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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.
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.
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.
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.