Failures and suffering make a real hero.
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
Tin Tin Law
The film's tagline is: "Failures and suffering make a real hero."
The original title is "新警察故事" (CN).
The film had a budget of $20.0M but only grossed $8.7M, losing $11.3M at the box office.
The runtime is 123 minutes (2h 3m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English.
It was a co-production between: Hong Kong, China.
The film was directed by Benny Chan Muk-Sing.
The screenplay was written by Alan Yuen Kam-Lun.
The score was composed by Tommy Wai Kai-Leung.
Cinematography was handled by Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 102 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0386005.
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822 votes
新警察故事
Released
+16
普通话, 广州话 / 廣州話, English
Hong Kong, China
$20,000,000
$8,712,057
