Flash Point (2007) on Netflix
R20071h 28mActionCrimeThriller
Ma Jun pursues three Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring before Hong Kong returns to mainland China. Wilson works undercover among them, and his girlfriend Judy wants him to quit.
- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb6.7/1014,705 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes40%
Trailer
Plot summary
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun works criminal investigations in Hong Kong and has been reprimanded for injuring suspects during arrests. The gang he is after is run by three Vietnamese brothers, Archer, Tony and Tiger, who smuggle drugs in from Vietnam. Sam, a rival gang leader, grows impatient over a delayed delivery, and the brothers meet his complaints with violence and threats. During a nightclub raid, Ma fights Wilson, the officer he has planted inside the gang as a mole. Wilson's girlfriend Judy does not know what his work is and wants him to quit. The story is set in the months before Hong Kong returns to mainland China.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Flash Point (2007)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Director Wilson Yip wanted Aaron Kwok for the cast, but Kwok declined the role and Louis Koo had already agreed to join; Zhang Jingchu and Rene Liu were considered for the female leads.
- Wilson Yip dropped his plans to shoot in Macau because he could not find the 250 extras needed for a single scene, and took his crew back to Hong Kong to film instead.
