Undercover officer Nick (Daniel Wu) had spent the last eight years penetrating into the core of a drug sales ring working his way up from a street dealer post to the managerial position handling cargo deliveries for Jong (Andy Lau) - the biggest player in the local heroin market. When the ailing Jong makes Nick his protégé, Nick could not but sway before money and power and starts to perform his role like a real drug trafficker. This, together with his affair with heroin-addict Jane (Zhang Jingchu), causes Nick to becomes more and more confused about his true identity, and eventually leads to a disastrous end.
Based on materials provided by retired undercover agents of the police force, "Protégé" attempts to realistically tell the story of undercover agents in the clandestine drug world, who struggle to constantly walk on the fine line between justice and crime, but who will never see the day of serving in the regular police force.
Directed by Derek Yee (One Night In Mongkok), produced by Peter Chan (Perhaps Love).
Source: http://www.gv.com.sg/Booking/movies/moviedetails_2510.htm
After a very sumptous meal at my aunt's house (shark's fin soup..yummy), went to JP to catch this show with some colleagues. Coincidentally, my bro is catching the same show with his friends, at the same place, same time!
It's really a good chinese show. Not to mention that Daniel Wu is so suave!
It's also scary coz it's so real..
Later I realised that the movie is produced based on stories by real undercovers in HK! No wonder. Such things (drug trafickking, sniffing) are taking place right now, just that we dont have much knowledge of them. But this movie shows it all. I like the background where they shot the film, the small tiny weeny apartments in HK. Reminds me of my crappy guest house in HK..haha..
The drugs industry is like any other industry, you have competitors, and you have a twilight zone, when you're shrinking and no long that popular.
Also, when there's a demand, there's naturally a supply, so to Andy, there's really nothing wrong in doing what he's doing.
And it is human nature to be greedy, who can really stop when they make their 30million or 15 million, when they can earn more?
At the end of it, Daniel Wu succeeded in his undercover task, but he only earned a handshake, and praises from his bosses, who then have to rush to their next meetings. (Sounds familar?) No wonder he felt a sense of emptiness at the end of it.
Really worth your $9.50!
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