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The Menu (2016)

The Menu poster
Original title
導火新聞線
Directed by
Ben Fong
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of journalists at a Hong Kong newspaper race to break a major scandal. They grapple with ethics and deadlines while under pressure from their editors.

urgenttenseworkplace pressuremoral tensionfast-pacedseriousfocusedinvestigative

What happens

The Menu (Chinese: 導火新聞線) is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film about journalism and the sequel to the television series of the same name. The film is directed by Ben Fong, who also directed the television series, and stars Catherine Chau, Gregory Wong, Ng Man-tat and Kate Yeung. The film was released on 4 August 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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