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Director
  
Johnnie To

Film series
  
Tactical Unit

Duration
  

Country
  
Hong Kong

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Music director
  
Chi Wing Chung

Language
  
Cantonese

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Writer
  
Yau Nai-Hoi
,
Au Kin-Yee

Release date
  
17 April 2003 (2003-04-17)

Initial release
  
April 17, 2003 (Hong Kong)

Cast
  
Simon Yam
(Sgt. Mike Ho),
Lam Suet
(Sgt. Lo Sa),
Ruby Wong
(Insp. Leigh Cheng),
Raymond Wong Ho-Yin
(Mike's team member),
Maggie Siu Mei-Kei
(Sgt. Kat),
Wong Wa-Wo
(Bill)

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PTU, also known as PTU: Police Tactical Unit, is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To, starring Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu, Lam Suet and Ruby Wong.

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Plot

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The film follows a series of encounters of a group of patrolling Police Tactical Unit troopers during one night, which starts off when the patrol-team tries to help a sergeant of the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force, Lo Sa, to retrieve his lost service-issue revolver after he was assaulted by a group of triad members. The films portrays the police officers' use of extra-legal means to achieve the results of investigations and reveals the complex relationships between criminals and police officers, the hostility amongst criminals themselves and even the rivalry among different bureaux within the Hong Kong Police Force.

Cast

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  • Simon Yam as Police Tactical Unit Sergeant Mike Ho
  • Maggie Shiu as Police Tactical Unit Sergeant Kat
  • Lam Suet as District Anti-Triad Squad Sergeant Lo Sa
  • Ruby Wong as District Crime Squad Inspector Leigh Cheng
  • Raymond Wong Ho-yin as Supervisor Wong
  • Eddy Ko as Eye Ball
  • Loi Hoi-pang as Bald Head

    • Awards and nominations

    Cognac Festival du Film Policier

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  • Special Jury Prize (Johnnie To)

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    Golden Bauhinia Awards

    PTU (film) Hong Kong Crime Cinema 1 PTU HK 2003 The Case for Global Film

  • Won: Best Actor (Simon Yam)
  • Won: Best Director (Johnnie To)
  • Won: Best Picture (Johnnie To)
  • Won: Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (Lam Suet)

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    Golden Horse Film Festival

  • Won: Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
  • Nominated: Best Actor (Simon Yam)
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)
  • Nominated: Best Director (Johnnie To)
  • Nominated: Best Editing (Law Wing-cheung)
  • Nominated: Best Costume Design (Sukie Yip)
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Chung Chi Wing)
  • Nominated: Best Picture (Johnnie To)
  • Nominated: Best Sound Effects (Martin Chappell)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Lam Suet)
  • Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)

    • Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Won: Best Director
  • Nominated: Best Actor (Simon Yam)
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)
  • Nominated: Best Film Editing (Law Wing-Cheong)
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Chung Chi Wing)
  • Nominated: Best Picture (Johnnie To)
  • Nominated: Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
  • Nominated: Best Sound Effects (Martin Chappell)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Maggie Shiu)
  • Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)

    • Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

  • Won: HKFSC Award (Johnnie To)
  • Won: Film of Merit

    • Seattle International Film Festival

  • Won: Asian Trade Winds Award (Johnnie To)

    • Sequels

  • Tactical Unit: The Code (2008), directed by Wing-cheong Law
  • Tactical Unit: No Way Out (2009), directed by Lawrence Ah Mon
  • Tactical Unit: Human Nature (2008), directed by Andy Ng
  • Tactical Unit: Partners (2009), directed by Lawrence Ah Mon
  • Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms (2009) directed by Wing-cheong Law

    • References

    PTU (film) Wikipedia
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