Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-Fai face off in a Macau-set thieves-and-cops battle of wits and agility. A retired surveillance expert is called back to service to train and lead the elite “Adorable Unit” with one mission: track down and arrest mysterious criminal mastermind The Shadow and his gang.
A gang led by mastermind Fu Longsheng a.k.a. The Shadow (Tony Leung Ka Fai) steals billions in cryptocurrency and elegantly escapes the police, casually hacking the formidable security surveillance system, outsmarting them on the ground and disappearing into the streets of Macau. To counter the thieves who can turn any hi-tech system into their toy, the police invite their retired surveillance expert Wong Tak-Chung (Jackie Chan) to train and lead the elite “Adorable Unit” in low-tech ways. What’s guaranteed is that this old-school thieves-and-police chase in penumbra will test everyone’s wits, nerves and loyalties.
Directed by Larry Yang, The Shadow’s Edge is a Chinese remake of the Hong Kong policier Eye in the Sky (Yau Nai-hoi, 2007), with Leung Ka Fai reprising the role of the mysterious gang leader, whose face has never been captured on camera. The different energies he and Jackie Chan bring on screen add tension to the engaging and refreshingly analogue police action, impressive fight scenes, stunts and explosions. Because sometimes, letting old dogs do their own old tricks is the best way of doing things.
– kijA
Film details
Countries of production
China, Hong Kong
Year
2025
Festival edition
IFFR 2026
Length
141'
Medium/Format
DCP
Language
Cantonese, Mandarin
Premiere status
Dutch Premiere
Principal cast
Jackie Chan, Zifeng Zhang, Leung Ka Fai Tony
Director
Larry Yang
Producer
Zhang Chao, Victoria Hon
Screenplay
Larry Yang
Cinematography
Qian Tiantian
Editing
Zhang Yibo
Sound design
Wang Yanwei
Music
Nicolas Errèra
Production company
iQIYI Pictures, Shanghai Tao Piao Piao Movie & TV Culture Co., Ltd., Beijing Hairun Pictures Co.,Ltd., China ChenXiang Cultural Investment (Wuhan) Co., Ltd, Shanghai CMC Pictures Co., Ltd, Beijing New United Films Co., Ltd