Drug War

Drug War

  • Director: Johnnie To
  • Writer: Ka-Fai Wai,Nai-Hoi Yau,Ryker Chan
  • Countries of origin: China, Hong Kong
  • Language: Mandarin, Cantonese
  • Release date: April 4, 2013
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: 毒戰
  • "Drug War   " is produced by Hairun Films, directed by Johnnie To, written by Ka-Fai Wai , Nai-Hoi Yau , and starred by Three Wolves , Louis Koo , Huang Yi , Wallace Chung, etc.; the film was released on April 2013. It was released in mainland China on February 2. 
    The story tells the story of the drug lord Cai Tianming was discovered by Zhang Lei, the captain of the Jinhai Anti-narcotics Corps, due to an accidental car accident. In order to reduce his sentence, Cai Tianming confessed that Li Zhenbiao, the big drug lord in Guanghai, was off the assembly line. Zhang Lei decided to use Cai as the bait to completely destroy the Li Zhenbiao gang. The police in the two places fought desperately with the drug gangs, and finally brought a group of drug dealers to justice. 

    Details

    • Release date April 4, 2013
    • Filming locations Tianjin, China
    • Production companies Beijing Hairun Pictures Company, Huaxia Film Distribution, CCTV Movie Channel

    Box office

    Budget

    CN¥100,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $128,195

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,926

    Gross worldwide

    $24,676,341

    Movie reviews

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    • By Halie 2022-12-31 06:09:33

      70% of Johnnie To and 30% of the broadcaster

      Gunpowder smoke, blood fog, and slow motion at 48 frames per second, Johnnie Du has always been a master at creating romantic atmospheres. But this time, I chose to cooperate with Hairun Film and Television to enter, more realistic, less freehand, will inevitably be discounted.


      The wages of avarice is death. Gang crime is To Qifeng's favorite subject. And revenge and escape are Du Qifeng's favorite themes. In this film, Cai Tianming, played by Gu Tianle, appeared on the scene as...

    • By Lizzie 2022-12-29 01:15:24

      "Drug War" - Shackles and dances

      Today, I went to see "Drug War" directed by Johnnie To. I left Hong Kong, which Johnnie To love, and came to the mainland. I wondered if there would be more new ideas. Shackles and dances.
              The constant laughter coming from the cinema does not satisfy me. The quality of the film is not precise, the plot logic is chaotic, and the roles are not arranged properly. Except for a few main actors, most of the police officers and the seven drug lords are actually acting like they are for...

    • By Jaden 2022-12-25 19:37:54

      "War on Drugs": On Deaf Crime

      This is the first time Du Qifeng has tried the mainland police anti-drug theme. I don't agree with it. This shows that Director Du has begun to voluntarily lower the quality requirements of his films. A Hong Konger who traveled thousands of miles to the mainland to produce and sell drugs. The drug processing factory opened a head office and branches. The drugs were sold at home and abroad. He killed people without blinking or closed his eyes when it was dark. It must be considered maddening to...

    • By Malvina 2022-12-20 13:40:04

      Hello, To Qifeng!

      This is To Qifeng, this is not To
      Qifeng after the two series of "PTU" and "Underworld", To Qifeng seems to have disappeared, although there are still dramas such as "Wenque" born, but it is still not like To Qifeng, and this The play is very To Qifeng, the violence in the audience stimulates your adrenal glands all the time, but it is not very good To Qifeng, he gave up aesthetics, so the aesthetic blood mist no longer appears, only the blood from bullets piercing the body.

      This...

    • By Carolyn 2022-12-20 11:57:00

      You Dazhi thought the party was Mr. Hong, but To Qifeng was not

      After watching "Drug War" by Director Du, I can't help but think of "Dark Flower" by You Dazhi, which was filmed on the occasion of Hong Kong's return in 1997.
      The real protagonist in "Dark Flower" is actually the old man who appeared for less than two minutes at the end of the film - Mr. Hung, as soon as Mr. Hung spoke, Hong Kong was in chaos, and as soon as Mr. Hung appeared, the overall situation was settled. Who is Mr. Hung? He is actually the red Chinese party in the eyes of Hong Kong...

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    • By Desiree 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      More than cold, lack of feelings. A simple and rude police and bandit movie can only be regarded as a test of the Milky Way image going north. Gu Tianle is good, he played the trapped beast of the little man, and Sun Honglei's role in the underworld is a...

    • By Demetris 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      I didn't expect to stretch the streets of Hong Kong Island to the Bohai Bay, there will be such a surging...

    • By Teagan 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      Fun + cool + good pace. A special "No Country for Old Men" when Goo Jai ran away and crashed with the dumb brother. Although the earthy continental temperament of the whole article submerged Johnny Doo's violent aesthetics, the rhythm and the control of the play are really the same. The settings of each character and link are so good that they are amazing, and they don't impress the galaxy at all. Weird temperament mixed with water. In short, it is a unique police and gangster film. To Qifeng...

    • By Lavonne 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      I was blinded by 90% of the wonderful foreshadowing in the front, and I was quite critical of the ending...

    • By Linnea 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      409 A movie full of male hormones. The last shootout in Tianjin was a high standard for Chinese-language films, both in terms of scheduling level and the number of deaths on both sides.

    Movie plot

    Jinhai Anti-drug Captain Zhang Lei ( played by Three Wolves ) has just completed an undercover mission and successfully captured a group of drug dealers who had hidden drugs in his body, but he encountered Cai Tianming ( played by Louis Koo ) who was injured in an out-of-control crash in the hospital . Based on his keen professional sense, Zhang Lei identified Cai Tianming as suspected of producing drugs, and found out the drug...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    "Drug War" filmed the fight between Louis Koo and Xiao Cong. Because the two parties wanted to be realistic, they negotiated a real fight, but the two actors were too involved in the filming process, resulting in Xiao Cong accidentally injured and fractured his left rib. 
    Three wolves said that in order to interpret the plot of drug addiction, they searched the Internet and called the police officers of the drug rehabilitation center...
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    Well-known reviews on

    "Scene Contemporanee IT" gave a very high evaluation of "Drug War", ""Drug War" brought a new drug theme in the history of Chinese film, the bright rhythm, repeated suspense, fierce gun battles and absurd humanity make The content of the film is rich and thought-provoking. I believe audiences will love this stunning action film. It is undoubtedly another classic of the Milky Way image created by Johnnie To and his old partner Ka-Fai...
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    Police and criminal films with different themes

    "Drug War" created Zhang Lei, an anti-drug captain with a different theme from previous movies and televisions. This is a ruthless character, not romantic, and has a keen sense of smell for drug dealers like a wolf. In order to track down drugs, seize drug dealers, and overthrow the drug den, he delved into drug dealers' methods of drug delivery and rushed to the first front of drug control. At the beginning of the film, with a keen...
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    The characters are too flat

    The film is too similar to a legal program, making the characters in the film appear very flat and thin. Although Zhang Lei in the film is not the common facialized police image in the main theme movie, the whole process of hunting down the drug dealers is the scene where he pretends to be a drug dealer joint, but his inner emotional world has not been portrayed and displayed. The drug dealer Cai Tianming is the most complicated...
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