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Original title: Dai si gin
“This is a great show!”
2004 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by 
Johnnie To
Johnnie ToCast
Richie Jen 
Nick Cheung Kelly Chen Cheung Siu-fai
Credits
Written by: 
Hing-Ka Chan
Plot
Police use the media in a hostage standoff.
Sinekatalog’s take
Johnnie To's action thriller opens with a long, famous one-take and follows police using media spin against gunmen. Slick, witty and tense, it is a sharp, stylish take on media and crime.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (6,269 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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