''One Last Dance'' is a 2006 Singaporean crime film written and directed by Max Makowski and starring

Francis Ng Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series ''Triumph in the Skies'' and in films such as ''Young and Dangerous'', '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'', '' A ...

Ti Lung Ti Lung (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly '' The Blood Brothers'', ''The Avenging Eagle'', ''Clans of Intrigue'', '' The Duel'', ''The Sentim ...

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and

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. The film was shown in competition at the

2006 Sundance Film Festival The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held in Utah from January 19, to January 29, 2006. It was held in Park City, with screenings in Salt Lake City; Ogden; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the ...

and at the

2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over t ...

as part of the "Tous Les Cinemas du Monde Sidebar" before being theatrically released in Singapore on 11 January 2007.

Plot

T (

) is Singapore's top class hitman. Every time he receives a

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with a name written inside, it means a life will be lost in this world. But he also has his own friendships and romance buried deep inside his heart. Captain (

) is T's confidant who plays chess with him by exchanging business cards while Mae (

), a bartender at TeAmo Bar, is T's beloved. During a Sunday morning, Mae's olden brother, Ko (Joseph Quek), gives a call to T. Ko was commissioned by his friend Tak to find the son of Italian mafia boss Terrtano (

). Ko captures three thieves who keep their lips tight and T tortures them to reveal information. After finding Terrtano's son, T kills the three thieves. Unbeknownst to him, one of the thieves is the son of local gang leader, Mr. Sa. Mr. Sa plans to hire T to kill everyone involved in his son's murder, including Ko, Tak, Terranto and even T himself.

Cast

as T *

as Captain *

as Mae *

as Terrtano * Joseph Quek as Ko * Thomas Lim as Richard * Sunny Pang as Kai-wing * Ricky Sim as Nelson * Wu Kai-Shing as Wong * Steve Yap as Arthur * Zhang Wenxiang as Johnathan * Chen Tianwei as Pui * Darius Tan as Pei * Benjamin Yeung as Poi * Hossan Leong as Treesan * Zhou Chongqing as Foresan * Yeo Yann-Yan as Wife * Quan Xi as Mr. Sa * Dalton Lau as Red, The Trio #1 * Alan Tay as The Trio #2 *

Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai ( zh, c=黄循财, p=Huáng Xúncái; born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2022 alongside Heng Swee Kea ...

as The Trio #3 * Salina Chung as Gu * Koh Tiang-Choon as Cigarette Vendor * Boo The Dog as Farting Dog * Bryan Chen as Sergeant * Daphne Chia as Ballerina * Taylor Chia as Ballerina * Paerin Choa as The Bartender * Gordan Choy as Guard * Brendon Fernandez as Muslceman * Foo Fangrong as Child * Edric Hsu as Cop * Thomas Huang as Guard * Nelson Hui as Child * Evan Jin as MRT Security Guard * Koh Ah-Ne as Flower Lady * Sherry Kuhara as Blond Asian Woman * Valerie Lee as Ballerina * Esther Lim as Ballerina * Natacia Lim as Child * Shaun Lim as Child * Nicole Low as Ballerina * Poon Kee-Chin as Security Guard * Reinald Tan as Child * Tay Kim-Hock as Jo * Fraser Tong as Child * Beth Toh as Ballerina * Cookie Wong as Ballet Teacher * Henry Wong as Cook * Wong Keng-Chee as Cook * Raymond Wong as Asian Elvis * Raymond Yuen as Cook * Zee Chia as Model * Zzren as Rookie Cop

Critical reception

Justin Chang of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review praises lead actor

's soulful performance and

John Swihart John Swihart is an American musical composer for film and television. He is perhaps best known for his score to ''Napoleon Dynamite'', '' Youth in Revolt'', '' Employee of the Month'', and his music for the TV shows '' How I Met Your Mother'', an ...

's score. Todd Brown of ''

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'' praised the film's clever plotting and Ng's performance, but criticizes the film's humor. Michael Feraro of '' Film Threat'' rated the film a score of 2/5 stating the film is "thrown together in the most undesirable fashion."

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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' at Hong Kong Cinemagic *{{IMDb title, 0445609 Singaporean crime films 2006 films 2000s crime films Chinese-language Singaporean films 2000s Cantonese-language films 2000s Mandarin-language films Films about contract killing Films scored by John Swihart Films set in Singapore Films shot in Singapore 2000s English-language films 2006 multilingual films Singaporean multilingual films