The Sniper
The Sniper is a 2009 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Richie Jen, Edison Chen and Huang Xiaoming, as top snipers for the Hong Kong Police Force. The film was originally set to be released in May 2008, but was delayed due to the Edison Chen photo scandal.
Plot
Hartman Fong (Richie Jen) succeeds Shane (Bowie Lam) as the leader of Hong Kong's Special Duties Unit Sniper Team. Hartman who is by-the-book and hierarchical, got the job despite being the second best shooter in team history. The best was Hartman's former teammate Lincoln (Huang Xiaoming), whose unorthodox methods and confidence makes him arrogant and disdainful of authority. Hartman and Lincoln are two alpha males with a long-running rivalry, with only room at the top for one sharpshooter.
More details
| author | Jack Ng |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Hong Kong |
| director | Dante Lam |
| editor | Angie Lam |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | apartment building bad guy bank robbery break build crime boss end exonerate gun battle help hostage situation jail kill release from prison rookie cop shoot shoot to kill sniper rifle special duties unit wedding ring wound |
| musicBy | Henry Lai Wan-man |
| producer | Candy Leung |
| productionCompany | Media Asia Entertainment Group |
| publisher | Hong Kong |