Web of Deception (1989)

Original title

驚魂記

Directed by

David Chung

Genre

mystery, thriller, crime, horror

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A successful barrister pays off her blackmailer, who is her long-time assistant. The assistant teams up with a roommate to steal the money from the barrister's mansion.

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What happens

Web of Deception (Traditional Chinese: 驚魂記; Simplified Chinese: 惊魂记), also known as Deception, is a 1989 Hong Kong mystery thriller film directed by David Chung and produced by Tsui Hark. It starts Brigitte Lin as successful barrister Jane, Pauline Wong as her long-time assistant May, and Joey Wang as May's roommate Queenie and her twin Catherine. To protect her reputation and licence to practice, Jane sells her shares to obtain a large sum of money so she could pay off her blackmailer, who turns out to be May. Queenie, in need of money to pay off Catherine's debt, collaborates with May to steal the money from Jane's mansion. Pauline Wang was nominated as Best Supporting Actress at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards and 26th Golden Horse Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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