Breaking News
Breaking News is a 2004 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, and Nick Cheung. The film premiered out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The Hong Kong Police finds itself in a public relations crisis after a disastrous shootout and the scene of a police officer surrendering in apparent fear to the mobsters was captured and telecast by the local media. Inspector Cheung and his crew are assigned to the task of catching these mobsters, led by the intelligent and resourceful Yuan.
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| author | Chan Hing-ka Yip Tin-Shing |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Hong Kong |
| director | Johnnie To |
| editor | David M. Richardson |
| genre | action |
| keywords | act break build capture create end hide out hijack hired killer hong kong police hong kong police force kill police officer police raid public relations |
| musicBy | Ben Cheung |
| producer | Cao Biao Johnnie To |
| productionCompany | China Film Group Corporation Media Asia Entertainment Group Milkyway Image |
| publisher | Media Asia Distribution |
| theme | police procedural |