Drug War (2013) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)

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Hong Kong auteur filmmaker Johnnie To takes his brand of hard-boiled action thrillers to Mainland China with Drug War. In his latest collaboration with writer Wai Ka Fai, To crafts a breathless game of cat & mouse between an elite anti-narcotics team & a conniving drug dealer trying to save his own skin. Despite being made under Chinese censorship restrictions, Drug War is a thrilling & surprisingly violent action ride that offers an eye-opening look at Chinas drug trade & the various methods Chinese law enforcement agencies use to bring it down. At the same time, To & Wai also lend the film an intriguing shade of gray, questioning how far people can go in the name of self-preservation & the pursuit of justice.

Sun Honglei ( Triangle, Lethal Hostage) is at his deadpan best as a tough-as-nails narcotics team leader who is determined to bring down a drug smuggling operation, while Louis Koo gives an equally strong performance as the desperate drug dealer. Drug War also features appearances by members of the usual Milkyway troupe: Lam Suet, Eddie Cheung, Gordon Lam, Lo Hoi Pang, Michelle Ye, Philip Keung & Berg Ng. Drug War may be Johnnie Tos first Mainland Chinese film, but this Venice Competition entry film is undoubtedly a worthy addition to the Milkway Image canon.

One day, a mysterious man suddenly crashes his car into a restaurant in Jinhai. After an investigation by Captain Zhang Lei (Sun Honglei) & his team of narcotics officers, they discover that the man is Timmy Choi (Louis Koo), a drug dealer who smuggles drugs from Southern China to Jinhai. An explosion has destroyed his drug factory, & another team of narcotics officers from Southern China is following his latest shipment. To save himself from a death sentence, Timmy promises to help Zhang catch the drug cartel he works for. As Timmy takes Zhang higher up the drug trade ladder, the narcotics team discovers that they may be getting themselves into more than they bargained for.

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