Life Without Principle | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 奪命金 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 夺命金 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Au Kin-yee Ben Wong Milkyway Creative Team | ||||||||||
Produced by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
Starring | Lau Ching-wan Richie Jen Denise Ho | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Cheng Siu-Keung To Hung-mo | ||||||||||
Edited by | Allen Leung | ||||||||||
Music by | Yue Wei | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Media Asia Distributions | ||||||||||
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Running time | 106 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$8.43 million CNY25 million |
Life Without Principle is a 2011 Hong Kong crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To [1] 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. [2] [3] 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. [4]
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. [5]
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