Hong Kong action director Johnnie To takes on the relationship between the media and the police in this taut, cynical thriller. In an atmosphere of unflattering press coverage, government criticism and public hostility to the Hong Kong police force, ambitious police commissioner Rebecca Fong (Kelly Chen) decides to fight fire with fire. After news cameras capture a uniformed officer surrendering to armed bank robbers during a shootout on a crowded city street, she sets up a public-relations war room to spin the ongoing story in the department's favor. She hires an experienced PR executive (Maggie Shiu) to write statements and press releases, brings in a movie directo...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
91 mins