Film Maker in Focus: Johnnie To
Overview of films
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Needing You
Catchy comedy about love and gossip on the work floor. It deservedly became a big hit. Sharply directed and based on a clever scenario. With Andy L
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PTU
PTU stands for Police Tactical Unit. A team of hardened cops that makes the streets of Hong Kong safe and sometimes unsafe. Police action film made
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Running Out of Time
Entertaining thriller with no less than two great Hong Kong stars: Andy Lau and Lau Ching Wan. About the cat and mouse game between a police negoti
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The Bare-Footed Kid
Entertaining kung fu drama about an orphan with elegant martial arts techniques, but too few social graces. In a clumsy attempt to please his foste
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Election
The whole of criminal Hong Kong turned upside down because of a stick with a dragon’s head. Choosing a new gang leader at one of the gangster stron
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Running on Karma
Arnold Schwarzenegger really pumped up his muscles for it, while Hong Kong star Andy Lau put on a smart suit, but the result is the same: swollen b
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The Story of My Son
The master of crime films and crazy comedies is apparently also able to tell beautiful social stories. A single father gets further and further int
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Lifeline
Human heroes in this beautiful firemen’s film. They do make mistakes occasionally. Sometimes they save the wrong person, but together they ev
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Exiled
A group of gangsters finds refuge on Macau where no one is then safe. When the celebrated filmmaker could afford to, he founded his own production
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Loving You
A well shot, fantastically acted crime film that is far from superficial. A grubby cop who is mainly interested in women and drink gets a bullet in