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Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)

Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong poster
Original title
金錢帝國:追虎擒龍
Directed by
Wong Jing
Genre
action, crime, thriller
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1970s Hong Kong, ICAC investigators take on a powerful drug lord and a corrupt police detective. The story follows their efforts to bring these criminals to justice.

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What happens

Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (Chinese: 金錢帝國:追虎擒龍), previously known as Money Empire (Chinese: 金錢帝國:巔峰之戰) and I Corrupt All Cops 2 (Chinese: 金錢帝國2:四大探長) is a 2021 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Wong Jing and Woody Hui, and starring Louis Koo, Tony Leung, Francis Ng and Gordon Lam. The film is a thematic sequel to the 2009 film I Corrupt All Cops, featuring a new storyline. Koo and Lam play ICAC investigators who battle against notorious drug lord Crippled Ho (Leung) and corrupt police detective Chui Lok (Ng). The film was released on 29 April 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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