A Murder Erased

Directed by

Dennis Law

Country

Hong Kong

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is killed in Hong Kong in 1980. The killer confesses but is acquitted in the final court because the jury believes he acted in self-defense.

tensebleakgrittyslow-burnmelancholicsuspensefulgroundedserious

What happens

《被消失的凶案》是2022年香港懸疑劇情犯罪片，由羅守耀身兼導演、監製與編劇三職，張兆輝、任達華、邵美琪、陳靜和洪天明主演。故事藍本來自1980年「土瓜灣道水箱藏屍案」，殺人兇手承認殺人之後，去到終審法院，陪審團一致裁定自衛殺人，當庭無罪釋放。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Informer (1980)
• Elisa's Day (2021)
• Secert in the Box (2026)
• Irreversi (2010)
• The Beasts (1980)
• The Secret (1979)
• Writing Kung Fu (1979)
• A Sword of Damocles (1990)