Bursting Point | |
Director: | Dante Lam Calvin Tong |
Producer: | Dante Lam Candy Leung |
Starring: | Nick Cheung William Chan Isabella Leong Shaun Tam Chun Yin |
Music: | Elliot Leung as LH1 |
Cinematography: | Choy Man-lung |
Editing: | Fan Wai-shan |
Studio: | Bona Film Group Emperor Motion Pictures |
Distributor: | Huaxia Film Distribution |
Runtime: | 139 minutes |
Country: | Hong Kong China |
Language: | Mandarin Cantonese |
Bursting Point 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]
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.
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]
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.