''L Storm'' is a 2018 Hong Kong

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directed by

David Lam David See-chai Lam, (; July 25, 1923November 22, 2010) was a Hong Kong-born Canadian banker, businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. From 1988 to 1995, Lam was the 25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and he was the firs ...

, and starring

Louis Koo Louis Koo Tin-lok ( zh, t=古天樂; born 21 October 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and film producer. He began his professional career as an actor in local television series, winning TVB's Best Actor award in 1999 and 2001. After 2001, he f ...

and

Julian Cheung Julian Cheung Chi-lam (born 27 August 1971), better known by his stage name Chilam, is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is popularly known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the ''Wuxia'' novel, '' The Legend o ...

, alongside

Kevin Cheng Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1969) is a Hong Kong American actor and singer who is currently under the management of the Hong Kong television network Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB. Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after playing his fir ...

Stephy Tang Stephy Tang Lai-yan (; born 15 October 1983) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She was formerly the leader of the Cantopop group Cookies. She won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress in 2017 for her performance in ''The Empty ...

, Patrick Tam,

Michael Tse Michael Tse Tin-wah (born 15 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Background Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for five years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風� ...

and Adam Pak in his debut film role. The third installment in a

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, preceded by ''

Z Storm ''Z Storm'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong crime film, crime thriller film directed by David Lam (film director), David Lam, and starring Louis Koo, Gordon Lam and Dada Chan. The plot revolves around Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption ...

'' (2014) and '' S Storm'' (2016), and succeeded by ''

P Storm ''P Storm'' is a 2019 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by David Lam, and starring Louis Koo, Kevin Cheng, Raymond Lam, Gordon Lam and Chrissie Chau. The fourth installment in a pentalogy, preceded by ''Z Storm'' (2014), '' S Storm'' (2016) ...

'' (2019) and ''

G Storm ''G Storm'' is a 2021 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by David Lam. It is the fifth and final installment in a pentalogy, preceded by ''Z Storm'' (2014), '' S Storm'' (2016), ''L Storm'' (2018) and ''P Storm'' (2019), the film stars Louis ...

'' (2021), ''L Storm'' was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 23 August 2018.

Plot

Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong was established by Governor of Hong Kong, Governor MacLehose of Beoch, Sir Murray MacLehose on 15 February 1974, when Hong Kong was under colonial Hong Kong, British rule. Its ma ...

(ICAC) investigator William Luk and Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) officer Lau Po-keung are respectively investigating a corruption and money laundering case both involving

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officer Tik Wai-kit, but are unable to find any clues. At this time, Kenny Ching of ICAC's L Team (Internal Disciplinary Investigation Team) receives a report from Eva Ng, claiming Luk has accepted a bribe of HK$12 million. Unable to provide an explanation, Luk was immediately suspended from his duties. Lau discovers that Luk was framed which is inextricably linked to the money laundering case he has been investigating. At the same time, Lau also suspects bank director Thompson Yau (Adam Pak) assisting the mastermind of a criminal organisation, Wong Hoi-wo, in money laundering. Chinese Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Hong Liang arrives in Hong Kong and to provide important intel for Lau, revealing that mainland Chinese corrupt officials are involved in the money laundering case. Luk risks his safety to collect evidence to prove his innocence, but was imprisoned.

Cast

as William Luk (陸志廉) *

as Lau Po-keung (劉保強) *

as Kenny Ching (程德明) *

as Eva Ng (吳頌華) * Patrick Tam as Wong Hoi-wo (王海禾) *

as Tik Wai-kit (狄偉杰) *Adam Pak as Thompson Yau (遊子新) *

Louis Cheung Louis Cheung (; born 11 January 1980) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is an alumnus of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in acting. His first play was in 1997, and he has performed in a total of more than 20 ...

as Ho Tai-sing (何大成) *Babyjohn Choi as Cel Chan (陳俊輝) *Janelle Sing as Tammy Tam (譚美莉) *

Liu Kai-chi Dick Liu Kai-chi (, 30 September 1953 – 28 March 2021) was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his everyman supporting roles. His career spanned over 40 years, with appearances in over 90 television series and 70 films. He earned eight nomina ...

as Tsui Yau-choi (徐有才) *

Lo Hoi-pang Lo Hoi-pang (born 21 December 1941) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Lo attended TVB's Training Classes in 1973. Among his classmates are Chow Yun-fat and Ng Man-tat. Lo won the 2012 31st Hong Kong Film Awards for the Best Supporting Actor c ...

as Uncle Kwai-hing (貴興叔) *

Law Lan Law Lan () MHAwarded in her original name Lo Yin-ying (born Lo Yin-ying (); 13 November 1934), is a veteran Hong Kong actress in both the film and TV industry. Career She first started out in the film industry in 1939, cast in antagonistic roles ...

as Raymond Chan's mother *

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as Yeung Ching-fook (楊正福)
Ding Haifeng
as Hong Liang (洪亮) *Toby Chan as Cindy Lee (李慧雅) *Deno Cheung as Leung (細良) *Alan Luk as Choi (蔡仔) *Feng Lei as Zhang Peng (張鵬) *Sienna Li as Zhao Meixin (招美欣) *

Jessica Hsuan Jessica Hester Hsuan (; PA: syn hyn, also known as Suen Huen, is a Hong Kong actress. Early life Hsuan's father gave her the name Jessica, while her mother gave her the middle name Hester. She was educated in Hong Kong at Maryknoll Convent S ...

as Dr. Anson Au (區嘉雯) *Eddie Kwan as Yu Sir (余Sir) *Kam Hing-yin as Lau Po-keung's supervisor * Kumer So as Leopard (豹哥) *Timothy Cheng as Hanson Lam (林希聖)

Production

Principal photography for ''L Storm'' began on 21 August 2017 in

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. Filming wrapped up on 23 October 2017 after filming its final action scene on a yacht involving actors

and

hunting down criminals while the crew also celebrated Koo's 47th birthday, which occurred two days before.

Box office

''L Storm'' grossed a total of US$64,517,456, combining its box office gross from

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and

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. In Hong Kong, the film grossed s total of HK$17,412,266 during its theatrical run from 23 August to 21 October 2018, making it the four highest-grossing domestic film in the territory of 2018. In China, the film grossed a total of ¥442,986,000.

References

External links

* {{David Lam (film director) Hong Kong sequel films Hong Kong detective films 2018 action thriller films 2018 crime thriller films Hong Kong action thriller films Hong Kong crime thriller films Police detective films 2010s Cantonese-language films Films directed by David Lam Wanda Pictures films Tencent Pictures films Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) 2018 crime action films Works about corruption 2010s Hong Kong films