Topic summary
Life Without Principle (film)

Ben Wong
Milkyway Creative Team
Richie Jen
Denise Ho
To Hung-mo
Allen Leung
Production
companies
companies
Release dates
- 9 September 2011 (Venice Film Festival)
- 20 October 2011 (Hong Kong)
Running time
CNY25 million
Life Without Principle is a 2011 Hong Kong crimedrama film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Lau Ching-wan, Richie Jen and Denise Ho. This film was screened in competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival on 9 September 2011. The North America distribution rights was purchased by Indomina Group shortly after the Festival. The deal was made between Indomina and the film's sales agent Media Asia Group.
The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.