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The Sniper

The Sniper

20096.11h 30m

Overview

A police sniper teams up with a hot-headed rookie to take down his former friend and teammate, who is exacting revenge on the police force.

Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
Written by Jack Ng Wai-Lun, Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, Fung Sing-Hang
Produced by Cheung Hong-Tat, Candy Leung Fung-Ying
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $330K

Top Cast

Richie Jen

Richie Jen

Hartman Fong / Ming

Edison Chen

Edison Chen

OJ

Huang Xiaoming

Huang Xiaoming

Lincoln

Mango Wong Sau-Lam

Mango Wong Sau-Lam

Crystal

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee

Bowie Lam Bo-Yee

Shane

Michelle Ye Xuan

Michelle Ye Xuan

Mon

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung

Iceman

Jack Kao

Jack Kao

Yip Tao

Patrick Tang Kin-Wang

Patrick Tang Kin-Wang

Chung

Calvin Poon Yuen-Leung

Calvin Poon Yuen-Leung

Superintendent Ho

Themes & Keywords

sniperhong kongsniper riflechinese cinemaelite snipersnipersviolence action

About The Sniper

The Sniper is a action, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of sniper, hong kong, sniper rifle, chinese cinema, elite sniper, snipers. Directed by Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, it stars Richie Jen, Edison Chen, Huang Xiaoming. A police sniper teams up with a hot-headed rookie to take down his former friend and teammate, who is exacting revenge on the police force.

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