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Confession of Pain

Confession of Pain

The heart is a lonely hunter...

20066.31h 50m

Overview

In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.

Directed by Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Written by Felix Chong Man-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Produced by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Cheung Hong-Tat, Ronald Wong
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0M0

Top Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Lau Ching-Hei

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Yau Kin-Bong

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Hung

Xu Jinglei

Xu Jinglei

Susan Chow

Chapman To Man-Chat

Chapman To Man-Chat

Tsui Wing-Kwong

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Uncle Man

Elliot Ngok Wah

Elliot Ngok Wah

Chow Yuen-Sing

Emme Wong Yi-Man

Emme Wong Yi-Man

Rachel

Ricky Chan Po-Yuen

Ricky Chan Po-Yuen

Lai Sun-Wah

Ankie Beilke

Ankie Beilke

Spicy Girl

Themes & Keywords

perfect crime

About Confession of Pain

Confession of Pain is a crime, thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of perfect crime. Directed by Alan Mak Siu-Fai, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi. In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.

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