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The White Storm (2013)

The White Storm poster
Original title
掃毒
Directed by
Benny Chan
Genre
action film, crime film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
IIB
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 113 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three Hong Kong cops work undercover to take down a major drug cartel. Their mission goes wrong forcing them to make a terrible choice that tests their loyalty and friendship.

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What happens

The White Storm, formerly known as The Cartels War (Chinese: 掃毒) is a 2013 action film directed by Benny Chan. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film stars Sean Lau, Louis Koo, and Nick Cheung. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 25 October 2013. A sequel titled The White Storm 2: Drug Lords was released on 16 July 2019, with Koo returning, Andy Lau joining the cast as well as producing and Herman Yau directing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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