A heroic but cocky firefighter pays no regard to the dangers of the job but lacks the courage to face his personal demons. When faced with a giant and volatile inferno, he must put aside personal differences with his boss if they are both to survive.
Directed by Johnnie To
firefighter
pompier
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Lau Ching-Wan
Chief Yau Sui
Alex Fong Chung-Sun
Raymond Cheung Man Kit
Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung
Dr. Annie Chan
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Chief Fire Officer Cheng Fu Wai
Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling
Madam Lo Ka Wai
Raymond Ho-Yin Wong
Wong Ho Yin
Yuen Bun
Station Officer Fung Ting Kwok
Lam Suet
Arsonist (uncredited)
Kenneth Chan
Annie's Boyfriend
Patrick Dunn
Madam Lo's Husband
Eileen Yeow
Janet
Annabelle Lau Hiu-Tung
Factory Worker Trapped in Fire
Crew
Johnnie To
Director
Yau Nai-Hoi
Screenplay
Raymond Wong Ying-Wah
Original Music Composer
Cheng Siu-Keung
Director of Photography
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Producer
Chiu Chi-Shing
Unit Manager
Pad Chan Wai-Hung
Assistant Director
Yuen Bun
Action Director
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Jonathan Snee
Final shot had me standing and saluting.
Final shot had me standing and saluting.
Npu
6.0★ · 10/12/18
There is something vaguely Demy-esque about the way this movie uses color and the way Lau Ching-wan runs up to kiss Carman Lee. Plus, it’s got that crazy-suspenseful ending going for it. Some of these early To movies really help in identifying some of his main influences
There is something vaguely Demy-esque about the way this movie uses color and the way Lau Ching-wan runs up to kiss Carman Lee. Plus, it’s got that crazy-suspenseful ending going for it. Some of these early To movies really help in identifying some of his main influences
