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Protégé (2007)

Protégé (2007)
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One Night in Mongkok director Derek Yee takes a trip into the underworld with this crime drama starring Andy Lau, Lewis Koo, Daniel Wu, and Anita Yuen. An undercover cop infiltrates a major heroin ring, skillfully ascending the ranks from low-level dealer to middle management. After falling for a beautiful addict, the policeman is hand picked by the ailing crime boss to take over the entire syndicate once he's gone. His priorities blurred by an infernal combination of money, power, and seven years undercover, the cop chosen to clean up the streets finds his true identity gradually slipping away as a malevolent new persona begins to take hold. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Daniel WuAndy Lau, (more)
Director(s):
Derek Yee
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Protégé

One Night in Mongkok director Derek Yee takes a trip into the underworld with this crime drama starring Andy Lau, Lewis Koo, Daniel Wu, and Anita Yuen. An undercover cop infiltrates a major heroin ring, skillfully ascending the ranks from low-level dealer to middle management. After falling for a beautiful addict, the policeman is hand picked by the ailing crime boss to take over the entire syndicate once he's gone. His priorities blurred by an infernal combination of money, power, and seven years undercover, the cop chosen to clean up the streets finds his true identity gradually slipping away as a malevolent new persona begins to take hold. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
109 mins

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Director(s):
Derek Yee
Writer(s):
Derek Yee
Producer(s):
Peter ChanAndre Morgan
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Frank G.

    This was a serious movie about an undercover trying to be a moral person drawn between a heroin addict & trying not to blow his cover,which was done tastefully with some comedic moments,sex scenes,car chase although the car chases seemed overly scripted(planed),& at the risk of exposure were some tense dramatics.Overall very entertaining with some stunning facts about drug trade & usage,manufacturing & distrib.Location was real.Watched in English dub & sub title.Not your Flying Tigers with scripted dance/fight choreograph.The ending was a surprise,as this is more drama than Kung-Fu & gun play.

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    Shawn B.

    Meh...

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    Michael L.

    It's a drama about the diry drug corporation in HK, and how this has hurt the real people. Daniel Wu is actually the lead character of the show, and he has done a decent job, but he really needs to improve his Cantonese, since it's hard to imagine him being a very successful undercover. Anyway, although Daniel is the lead, the show is really stolen by very strong performance from Andy Lau as the drug lord and Zhang Jingchu as the drug addicted single mom. Louis Koo also has a minor role the drug addicted dad.

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