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Drug War

Drug War

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20126.91h 47mR

Overview

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

Directed by Johnnie To
Written by Wai Ka-Fai, Ryker Chan, Yau Nai-Hoi
Produced by Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Box Office0Revenue: $24.7M

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Top Cast

Louis Koo

Louis Koo

Timmy Choi

Sun Honglei

Sun Honglei

Captain Zhang Lei

Crystal Huang Yi

Crystal Huang Yi

Yang Xiaobei

Michelle Ye Xuan

Michelle Ye Xuan

Sal

Lam Suet

Lam Suet

Fatso

Gao Yunxiang

Gao Yunxiang

Xu Guoxiang

Wang Ziyi

Wang Ziyi

Lin

Wallace Chung

Wallace Chung

Guo Weiju

Li Guangjie

Li Guangjie

Chen Shixiong

Yin Zhusheng

Yin Zhusheng

Snake Head

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Themes & Keywords

drug traffickingmeth labdrug war

About Drug War

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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