SPL II (2015)

Original title

殺破狼2

Directed by

Soi Cheang

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

2h

Rated

18

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 285 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Undercover cops go after a ruthless crime lord in Hong Kong. The mission gets personal when one officer is taken hostage.

fast-pacedbrutalintensegrittyaction-packedsuspensefuldark

What happens

SPL II: A Time for Consequences (also known as Sha Po Lang 2 or Kill Zone 2 in the worldwide) is a 2015 crime action film directed by Cheang Pou-soi. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was produced by Wilson Yip, Paco Wong, and Alex Dong. The film stars Tony Jaa, Wu Jing, Simon Yam, Zhang Jin, with a special appearance by Louis Koo. The film was released on 18 June 2015 in both 3D and non-3D formats. According to Twitch Film, SPL II is a sequel "in-name-only" to the 2005 film SPL: Sha Po Lang, which was directed by Wilson Yip and starred Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung and Simon Yam. SPL II featured a completely new storyline, with Wu Jing and Simon Yam from the first film returning as new characters, and introducing new cast members Louis Koo, Tony Jaa and Zhang Jin. Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung did not participate in the second film. The film was later followed by a thematic sequel titled Paradox, which was released in 2017 and directed by Yip with Koo and Jaa returning as new characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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