Ten years after Infernal Affairs, Hong Kong filmmakers have again raised the bar on the crime genre! The brainchild of first-time writer-director duo Longman Leung & Sunny Luk, Cold War reveals the inner workings of Hong Kongs law enforcement systems as the city is faced with an unprecedented security crisis. Playing rival police commissioners vying for top power, Aaron Kwok & Tony Leung Ka Fai headline the films star-studded cast, which also
Includes:: Eddie Peng, Aarif Lee, Gordon Lam & Charlie Young, plus Andy Lau in a special appearance. The intense & tight-paced cop action thriller gives audiences an edge-of-the-seat experience with intelligent, layered plots in addition to exciting gunfights & car-chase scenes choreographed by action director Chin Ka Lok. Designated as the Opening Film of the 17th Busan International Film Festival, Cold War has gone on to take moviegoers everywhere by storm & notably become the highest-grossing Hong Kong film of 2012.
They say Hong Kong is the safest city in Asia. But tonight, a police van has been hijacked along with the arms, equipment & the five officers aboard, one of the hostages being the only son of police deputy commissioner M.B. Lee (Tony Leung Ka Fai)! With the chief commissioner away on a conference overseas, the fiery Lee immediately takes command of the rescue operation codenamed "e; Cold War"e; but the mysterious kidnappers clearly know the police procedures & are therefore in an advantageous position. Objecting to Lees aggressive but futile methods, the other deputy commissioner Sean Lau (Aaron Kwok) steps in at this time of crisis to lead the operation. But even Laus careful plan to negotiate with the kidnappers ends up a failure, losing the $50 million cash ransom & the life of his lieutenant in the process. Meanwhile, the ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) begins to investigate Lau & Lee on suspicion of having hidden ties to the kidnappers...
The Hong Kong Version Blu-ray comes with special features including making-of, interview, photo gallery, teaser & trailer.