Life Without Principle (2011)

Original title

奪命金

Directed by

Johnnie To

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

18A

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 90 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Hong Kong, a bank employee and a police officer each face moral dilemmas linked to financial pressures and crime. Their separate decisions ripple into consequences that connect their lives.

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What happens

Life Without Principle is a 2011 Hong Kong crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Lau Ching-wan, Richie Jen and Denise Ho. This film was screened in competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival on 9 September 2011. The North America distribution rights was purchased by Indomina Group shortly after the Festival. The deal was made between Indomina and the film's sales agent Media Asia Group. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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