Full Alert (1997)

Original title

高度戒備

Directed by

Ringo Lam

Genre

crime film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

II

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1997 Hong Kong, a cop named Pao arrests a gang member named Mak, hoping to use him to catch his Taiwanese gang. Mak escapes from prison and his girlfriend flees to Macao, making Pao believe the gang will rob the Hong Kong Jockey Club for millions. The movie follows the chase between Pao and Mak as they try to outsmart each other.

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What happens

Full Alert is a 1997 Hong Kong action film directed and co-written by Ringo Lam. The film's plot is set in 1997 when cops find a corpse and bomb chemicals, Inspector Pao (Lau Ching-wan) arrests suspect Mak Kwan (Francis Ng) hoping that his girlfriend will lead them to his Taiwanese gang, but Mak makes an escape and the girlfriend makes off for Macao. Pao then figures that the gang will go for the $230 million at the Hong Kong Jockey club while Mak plans his escape from prison. Full Alert was shown at both the Rotterdam Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival in 1997. It was nominated for five awards at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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