Bursting Point

Bursting Point
Directed byDante Lam
Calvin Tong
Written byDante Lam
Zhi Yaqing
Produced byDante Lam
Candy Leung
StarringNick Cheung
William Chan
Isabella Leong
Shaun Tam Chun Yin
CinematographyChoy Man-lung
Edited byFan Wai-shan
Music byElliot Leung as LH1
Production
companies
Distributed byHuaxia Film Distribution
Release dates
  • December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08) (Hong Kong, Macau, China, Malaysia)
  • December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14) (Singapore)
  • January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) (Taiwan)
Running time
139 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese

Bursting Point (simplified Chinese: 爆裂点; traditional Chinese: 爆裂點[1]) is a 2023 Hong Kong-Chinese crime action drama film directed by Dante Lam and Calvin Tong. It is rated Category III in Hong Kong (only for viewers above 18 years old) due to the depiction of violence.[1][2]

Plot

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Anti-narcotics chief inspector Bond Sir (played by Nick Cheung) and undercover police officer Jiang Ming (played by William Chan) secretly implemented a plan to hunt down drug traffickers. As Jiang Ming was forced to tread on the path between right and wrong, he gradually lose his identity.

Cast

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Main Cast

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  • Nick Cheung as Bond Sir, anti-narcotics chief inspector
  • William Chan as Jiang Ming, undercover police officer
  • Isabella Leong as Ying Xiu, drug manufacturer
  • Shaun Tam Chun Yin as Han Yang, drug trafficking organization head
  • Philip Keung as Lin Jiu, drug trafficking organization member

Supporting Cast

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  • Chrissie Chau as Situ Wei, Han Yang's girlfriend
  • Tony Yang as Zheng Wen Lou, Ying Xiu's husband
  • Tai Yiu Ming as Sha, anti-narcotics police
  • Wong You Nam as Lil' Chi, anti-narcotics police
  • Julius Brian Siswojo as Joe, drug trafficking organization member
  • Jonathan Cheung as Roy, Han Yang's brother
  • Kevin Chu Kam Yin as Suave, anti-narcotics police
  • Angus Yeung as Kui, anti-narcotics police
  • German Cheung as Tiger, drug trafficking organization member
  • Adrien Yau Tsz Him as Howard, Bond's son
  • Natalie Hsu as Ling, Ying Xiu's daughter
  • Bryant Mak as Han, Ying Xiu's brother
  • Bill Lee Man Piu as Uncle Bill, anti-narcotics veteran
  • Kumer So as Yong, drug trafficking organization head
  • Henick Chou as Fishball
  • Vincent Sze as Mr Kawai's agent
  • Aki Lee as Mr Kawai, Japanese drug dealer
  • Jordon Voon as Nguyen, drug dealer
  • Keith Ng as Uncle Fire
  • Ken Lo as Uncle Chi
  • Natalie Tong as Liu Qing, Zheng Wen Lou's current wife

Production

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The film began production in Hong Kong on July 21, 2022, with parts of it being filmed in Malaysia. On October 26, 2022, it was reported that some of the crew and cast were trapped in a Malaysia cave for 3 hours after filming due to floods caused by heavy rain.[3]

Soundtrack

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No.TitleLyricsMusicPerformerLength
1."Real Men 大丈夫"James Wong JimLiu Chia-changNick Cheung, William Chan 

Release

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The film held its first gala premiere in Hong Kong on November 28, 2023, and a second one in Beijing, China on December 6, 2023.[4] It was released in Hong Kong, Macau, China and Malaysia on December 8, 2023.

References

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  1. ^ "爆裂点 爆裂點 (2023)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban.com. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "張家輝首晉身三級片演員 陳偉霆避談各緋聞女友". Mingbao (in Chinese). Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "豪雨致椰壳洞水路淹水 《爆裂点》周秀娜谭俊彦被困3小时". Oriental Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "爆裂點︱安排梁洛施狂摑張家輝 林超賢︰佢有被虐狂我慣咗虐待佢". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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