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1 January 1998 (Hong Kong)
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The Usual Suspects in Macao
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ching Wan Lau | ... | Tony (as Lau Ching Wan) |
 | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | ... | Sam (as Tony Leung) |
| Maggie Siu | ... | Maggie (as Maggie Shiu) |
| Hoi-Pang Lo | (as Lo Hoi Pang) | |
| Fong Lung | ... | Mr. Lung (as Lung Fong) |
| Siu-Lung Ching | (as Ching Siu Lung) | |
| Tian-lin Wang | (as Wong Tin Lam) | |
| Mark Cheng | ... | Mark |
| Kong Fong | (as Fong Kong) | |
| Bun Yuen | ... | Sam's Cop Buddy (as Yuen Bun) |
| Sau Kei Lee | (as Lee Suk Kei) | |
| Suet Lam | ... | Cafe Owner's Assistant (as Lam Suet) |
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| Kwok Chiu Wu | (as Wu Kwok Chiu) | |
| Chak Shun Ha | (as Ha Chak Shun) |
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Also Known As:
An hua (China: Mandarin title) (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Dark Flowers (USA) (literal English title)
The Longest Nite (Hong Kong: English title)
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Dark Flowers (USA) (literal English title)
The Longest Nite (Hong Kong: English title)
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Japan:81 min
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A press event was held for this film where Ching Wan Lau's head was shaved.
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References The Great Escape (1963)
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The Chase
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Of all the great Johnny To / Lau Ching Wan collaborations this is my favourite. Reason: Patrick Yau directs and Tony Leung Chiu Wai co-stars with a performance that gives many academy award winners a run for the money. Think of "The Usual Suspects" set in Macao and you get an impression of the tense atmosphere in this film. It's a violent world where nobody can be sure to survive the next day. Although Leung's character is quite clever and unscrupulous for a cop he's just not clever enough for the intricate set-up that he is pushed into by a mysterious man in the background. The plot-twist at the end is even more surprising IMO than the end of "Expect The Unexpected", Yau's other great film.
A must see for all fans of hardboiled crime stories (and for all people with good eyes, because the Milkyway- subtitles are tiny!)