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Summary
Three childhood friends join the Hong Kong Triads only to discover that fame and fortune will ultimately break them apart as only one can become the leader of the gang.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 47
IMDb5.3
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −15 min on the typical 106
typical 10691Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+6Released
2012
November 15, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
cn
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 moreDirecting · 1
- Daniel Chan Yee-Heng Director
Writing · 5
- Ham Chun-Yu Writer
- Link Ling Hou-Yin Writer
- Kom Chun-Yu Writer
- Frankie Tam Gong-yuen Screenplay
- Lee Si-Cheun Screenplay
Production · 1
- Kurt Cheung Assistant Production Manager
Lighting · 1
- Wong Chun-Wai Gaffer
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- Triad 2 (2023)
GoodWatch score 62Film 2
- Triad 3 (2024)
GoodWatch score 54Film 3
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