Chinese Midnight Express (1997)
- Original title
- 黑獄斷腸歌之砌生豬肉
- Directed by
- Billy Tang
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, prison film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A journalist is framed for a crime he did not commit and sent to prison. Inside, he struggles to survive the brutal conditions and the corrupt system that put him there.
grittybleaktenseclaustrophobiccorruptfrustratingvisceralsomberharsh
What happens
Chinese Midnight Express is a 1997 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Billy Tang. Set in the 1960s, the film stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai as a righteous journalist who gets framed and jailed after exposing the collusion between the corrupt police force and triads. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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