'' Dog Bite Dog '' () is a 2006 Hong Kong
action
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crime
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directed by
Soi Cheang
Cheang Pou-soi (; born 11 July 1972), also known as his main credited as Soi Cheang or Bob Cheng, is a Hong Kong film director, assistant director, screenwriter, script supervisor, actor and film producer.
Filmography
As director
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and starring
Edison Chen
Edison Chen Koon-hei (, born Chen Hing-wah on 7 October 1980) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur. Chen is the co-founder of CLOT, a Hong Kong-based streetwear and fashion label. Debuting in 19 ...
as a brutal
Cambodia
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n
assassin, desperately trying to evade the police, led by
Sam Lee, after completing an assignment in
Hong Kong. The film was released in Hong Kong cinemas on 17 August 2006.
Plot
A young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of a model cop and his son, who is also on the force and who was told by his dad not to become a police officer. The father goes into a coma after being shot, and internal affairs suspects him of dealing drugs on the side.
The assassin then befriends a young girl who is raped and abused by her father. They both plan to get back on a ship to Cambodia but have to get past Hong Kong police, who do everything they can to catch him.
Reception
G4s Asian Underground named ''Dog Bite Dog'' a bitter sweet action drama that touched on many emotional levels, but it is not for everyone.
Festivals
The film played later that year at the
Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2007, the film played at the
Deauville Asian Film Festival The Deauville Asian Film Festival (the Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema. A film competition was added to the festival in 2000 and a video competition in 2002.
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, the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, the
New York Asian Film Festival, the Fantasy Film Fest (Germany) and the
Fantasia Festival in
Montreal.
Distribution
North American rights to the film were purchased by
The Weinstein Company for its
Dragon Dynasty DVD line, which released the film on DVD on 23 October 2007.
Dog Bite Dog (Gau Ngao Gau) by Pou-Soi Cheang on DVD starring Suet Lam, Sam Lee, Yiu-Cheung Lai at Movies Unlimited
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Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
HK cinemagic entry
2006 films
2006 action thriller films
2000s crime action films
2006 crime thriller films
2006 martial arts films
Hong Kong action thriller films
Hong Kong crime thriller films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Police detective films
Films directed by Cheang Pou-soi
Films about contract killing
Films set in Hong Kong
Films shot in Hong Kong
Hong Kong crime action films
2000s Hong Kong films
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