City on Fire
He thought he knew the risks of going undercover.
Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Produced by Cinema City Company Limited
A tense undercover thriller about a cop caught between loyalty to the law and emotional bonds with criminals, trapped in a morally ambiguous spiral.
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
