This Thursday (8 November) brings us a new film in the modern (well, post-90s) tradition of gritty Hong Kong police films: Cold War, the first film as co-directors for Sunny Luk and Longman Leung. It stars HK veterans Tony Leung Ka Fai and Aaron Kwok in the lead roles, and it has a cameo from Andy Lau for the Lau completists out there!
The story follows two senior cops bucking for a promotion as a crisis overturns their precinct: a fully-stocked police van with five officers onboard, along with a great deal of weaponry, is taken hostage by hijackers. The film was picked as the opening film for this year’s Busan Film Festival, and it looks like it’ll be a winner for anyone who enjoyed the Infernal Affairs series, or Johnnie To’s slate of police films (PTU, Breaking News, etc).
Cold War looks to be opening in Hoyts cinemas around the country, plus the Palace Nova in Adelaide. You’ll find more details on the distributor Dream Movie’s page for the film.
Finally, here’s a short trailer if you didn’t catch it playing before The Thieves: