Breaking News

A High Stakes, Hi-Tech Action Thriller

When a live TV news crew broadcasts an embarrassing defeat of Hong Kong's police department by just five bank robbers, public opinion of the plummets and the department vows to capture the robbers at any cost. Detective Cheung (Nick Cheung) accidentally stumbles upon the fugitives hiding out in an abandoned building, and soon Yuen (Richie Jen), the notorious leader of the five-man gang, finds himself and his crew under siege by thousands of police officers. Seeing this as an opportunity to restore the public's faith in the police department, Inspector Rebecca (Kelly Chen) turns the stakeout into a breaking news show, with live updates beamed out to a transfixed Hong Kong. But the plan may backfire when attempts to manage the press come undone as hostages are taken, true identities are unknown, and the building contains not one gang but two...

Details

Length 1 hrs. 30 mins.

Rating NR

Released: Mar 07 2006

Production Year 2004

UPC Code 660200312725

Studio  Palm Pictures

Packaging Keep

Number of Discs 1

Disc SS-SL

Subtitles English

Features

Deleted Scene

Making Of Breaking News

Trailer

Previews

Weblinks

Audio

Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1

Video

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color 

Cast

You Yong

Hui Shiu Hung

Cheung Siu Fai

Richie Jen

Kelly Chen

Production

Johnnie To

Cao Biao

Director

Johnnie To