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Island of Greed (1997)

Island of Greed poster
Original title
黑金
Directed by
Michael Mak
Genre
action film, crime film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 06m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A Hong Kong cop investigates corruption within the government of Taiwan. He faces dangerous criminals and political cover-ups as he works to uncover the truth.

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What happens

Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action political 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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