
The Prosecutor(2024)
A poor young man is wrongly charged with drug trafficking after being deceived. An ex-prosecutor investigates the case, uncovers a corrupt lawyer team's scheme, and restores justice despite obstruction from evil forces.


“HIGH RISK HIGH RETURN.”
A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.

Louis Koo
Timmy Choi

Sun Honglei
Captain Zhang Lei

Crystal Huang Yi
Yang Xiaobei

Michelle Ye Xuan
Sal

Lam Suet
Fatso

Gao Yunxiang
Xu Guoxiang

Wang Ziyi
Lin

Wallace Chung
Guo Weiju

Li Guangjie
Chen Shixiong

Yin Zhusheng
Snake Head
Drug War is a action, drama, crime film released in 2012 exploring themes of drug trafficking, meth lab, drug war. Directed by Johnnie To, it stars Louis Koo, Sun Honglei, Crystal Huang Yi. A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
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