The Mission
1999 · TMDB 7.5 · 鎗火
Directed by Johnnie To
Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.
Why it matters
Johnnie To's minimalist crime thriller about a group of bodyguards, with Lam Suet's quiet, watchful presence as the group's moral compass.
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Released
- 1999-11-19
- Studio
- Milkyway Image
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- TMDB score
- 7.5
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Johnnie To's minimalist crime thriller about a group of bodyguards, with Lam Suet's quiet, watchful presence as the group's moral compass.
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