Sparrow (2008)

Original title

文雀

Directed by

Johnnie To

Genre

drama film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 84 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of pickpockets in Hong Kong is each approached separately by a mysterious Taiwanese woman. They soon realize she has a hidden agenda that draws them into a complicated situation.

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What happens

Sparrow (Chinese: 文雀; pinyin: Wen que; Cantonese Yale: Man4 jeuk3) is a 2008 Hong Kong caper film produced and directed by Johnnie To. The film stars veteran Milkyway Image cast and crew alumni Simon Yam, Gordon Lam, Law Wing-cheung and Kenneth Cheung as a small gang of pickpockets, with each member being mysteriously approached by a beautiful Taiwanese woman (Kelly Lin) with a hidden agenda. Sparrow remained in pre-production for three years from 2005 to 2008, with To shooting the film in between other projects. The film was selected in competition at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, premiering during the festival in February 2008. It was released in Hong Kong on 19 June 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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