''Rebellion'' is a 2009 Hong Kong

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directed by

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and starring

Shawn Yue Shawn Yue Man-lok (born 13 November 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films, such as '' Jiang Hu'', '' Infernal Affairs II'', the ''Love in the Buff'' film series, '' Mad World'' and '' The Brink'', and ...

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Plot

Notorious of its unpeace, the South district (in Hong Kong island) is ruled by five gangs. The five leaders, Jimmy (Calvin Poon), Coffee ( Paul Wong), Jupiter (Convoy Chan), Sand (

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) and Man Ching (Anson Leung) share the same power over the area. Seemingly, everything remains calm, each gang owning its territory and conflicts rarely rising in-between. However, as Jimmy's wife Cheung Wah (

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) is so talented in managing their business which has been expanding in recent years, gradually they are the most affluent among all. Adversely, Man Ching is facing down turn of his empire, business shrinking in scale and its power narrowing down. While the gangs are active in underground trade, the police are desperately looking forward to just one chance. Now it is time for them to take a strike. One night, when Jimmy is dining with seniors, a young man armed himself with a gun fires several big shots to his head. Knowing that, Cheung Wah stops all business dealing at once and appoints Po (

), Jimmy's right hand, to dig out the backhand but keep things quiet. Meanwhile, as Jimmy is still in a coma, dispute spreads over the five gangs, grabbing this shot to override others' territories. Violence sprawling over the East district, bloodshed is inevitable. With efforts Po finally drags the killer out from Sand's place. Cheung Wah flies back from Taiwan right away to take the lead. Wandering in the still street in the midnight, Po can sense the weirdness around where policemen are missing out unusually. In fact, they are already stationed at the airport and are expecting Wah's back. The battle between justice and darkness is about to begin.

Alternate ending

The Blu-ray Disc release of ''Rebellion'' included an alternate ending, which showed Cheung Wah as an undercover cop, differing from that of the original ending, which showed Cheung Wah being arrested at the end of the film. It also featured a different opening than that of the DVD version. Other differences from the movie includes the complete replacement of Po as the undercover cop with Cheung Wah, extended gang-fight scenes, and an extension in the scene where Po tries to gain entrance to Sand's territories.

Cast

as Po *

as Ling *

as Blackie *

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as Chung * Calvin Poon as Jimmy *

as Cheung Wah * Convoy Chan as Jupiter * Anson Leung as Man Ching * Paul Wong as Coffee *

as Sand *

Ella Koon Ella Koon Yun-na (born 9 July 1979) is a former Hong Kong Cantopop singer and semi-retired actress. Biography Ella Koon was born in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, and is of Hakka descent. She was raised in Hong Kong and attended high sc ...

as Undercover cop * Tommy Yuen as Chan Fai * Parkman Wong as Police Senior Inspector * Renee Dai as Lok *

Austin Wai Austin Wai Tin-chi (13 August 1957 – 4 October 2012) was a Hong Kong actor and choreographer. He was the elder brother of actress Kara Wai. He had notable roles in the martial arts films like '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'', ''5 Superfighters ...

as Mr. Tai * Fung Hak-on as Uncle Man * Bruce Law as Ducky

Production

Originally intended as a 100-minute film Category III rating, it was cut down to 87 minute IIB rating so there would be more viewers to watch the film. The content that was cut were foul languages from Shawn Yue, Chapman To, Paul Wong, and Convoy Chan, as well as several sexual scenes.

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