SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005)

Original title

殺破狼

Directed by

Wilson Yip

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 356 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A terminally ill police detective takes justice into his own hands to bring down a vicious triad boss. The film follows his dangerous pursuit and the violent confrontations that result.

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What happens

SPL: Sha Po Lang (Chinese: 殺破狼, released in the United States as Kill Zone) is a 2005 Hong Kong action film directed by Wilson Yip and written by Yip, Szeto Kam-Yuen and Jack Ng. It stars Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, and Wu Jing. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 18 November 2005. Yam portrays a police detective who, suffering from cancer and about to retire, resorts to illegal means in order to catch a ruthless triad boss. The title Sha Po Lang refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology that each represent a different star capable of good or evil depending on their position in the heavens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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