Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2010

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“Why don’t they just chop off his fingers?”

While still under British rule, Hong Kong went through a period of intense corruption during the late 1960s and early 1970s.  Based loosely on actual events, I CORRUPT ALL COPS looks at crime, punishment and the impact on people’s lives during this era.

Lak (Tony Leung Ka Fai), the Chinese Chief Constable of Hong Kong, is at the head of a merciless ring that deals in bribery, theft and murder.  His right hand man Gale (Eason Chan) is so devoted he assumes Lak’s former mistresses as his wives.  And detective Unicorn (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang), one of Lak’s top enforcers, frequently solves crimes by dragging innocent people off the street and charging them (after intense beatings).  When a beautiful and dangerous new drug lord (Liu Yang) appears and wants in on Lak’s territory, ripples begin to appear in the calm criminal hierarchy.  But when the ICAC – Independent Commission Against Corruption – is created, violence and intimidation cannot prevent loyalties from being tested, and soon sides are drawn in a final battle to clean up all of Hong Kong.

With legendary talents like Leung and Wong in play, and the epic scope of Jing Wong’s screenplay, I CORRUPT ALL COPS is an old-school slice of melodramatic crime thriller.

Director

Jing Wong

Cast

Eason Chan, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

Country

Hong Kong

Language

Cantonese, English Subtitles

Alternate Titles

金錢帝國

Release Date

2009

Runtime

113 minutes

Exhibition Format

35mm