Underplayed Gems

Law with Two Phases (1984)

Law with Two Phases poster
Original title
公僕
Directed by
Danny Lee
Genre
action, crime, drama
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Hong Kong police officer deals with the daily pressures and moral dilemmas of his job. The film follows his conflicts with criminals and his own department.

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What happens

Law with Two Phases (traditional Chinese: 公僕; simplified Chinese: 公仆; pinyin: Gong pu; Cantonese Yale: Gung buk), also known as Law with Two Faces is a 1984 Hong Kong film written and directed by the film's lead star Danny Lee in his second directorial outing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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