Turning Point 2

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Turning Point 2
Turning Point 2 poster.jpg
Singapore film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese Laughing Gor之潛罪犯
Simplified Chinese Laughing Gor之潜罪犯
Directed by Herman Yau
Written bySharon Au
Yip Tin-shing
Lai Sin-yee
Produced byTommy Leung
Starring Michael Tse
Francis Ng
Chapman To
Bosco Wong
Kara Hui
Kate Tsui
Janice Man
CinematographyJoe Chan
Edited byAzrael Chung
Music by Mak Chun Hung
Production
companies
Distributed byIntercontinental Film Distributors (HK)
Release date
  • 29 December 2011 (2011-12-29)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Turning Point 2 is a 2011 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Michael Tse in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring Francis Ng, Chapman To and Bosco Wong. The film is a distant sequel to the 2009 film Turning Point , a direct sequel to the 2011 TV series Lives of Omission and the third spin-off of The Academy franchise featuring Tse's character from E.U.

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Plot

Towards the end of TVB series, Lives of Omission <潛行狙擊>, “Laughing Gor” Michael Tse was sentenced to life imprisonment after murdering Bosco Wong's (黃宗澤) character. In prison, Laughing met Francis Ng (吳鎮宇), a university professor imprisoned for drug possession. Despite the professor's gentle and aloof exterior, he was a vicious, cold-blooded criminal. Furthermore, the professor was a criminal psychologist able to discern other people's inner secrets and dark side. Due to such abilities, the professor was able to silently control others. At this time, a mysterious woman, who worked for high-level Security Police unit, visited Laughing in prison. Laughing's imprisonment was spurred by his role in an undercover assignment. It turned out that another person was responsible for Bosco Wong's character's death. Suspecting that the incident involved a corrupt police force, the Deputy Secretary for Security Police assigned Laughing to investigate the case while posing as an inmate.

Cast

Main cast

Other cast

Production

A blessing ceremony for the film was held on 29 October 2011 at Tseung Kwan O TVB City Second Floor Garden at 2:00PM where filming started. [1] [2] The premier of the film was held on 19 December and was released theatrically on 29 December.

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References

  1. "Blessing ceremony".
  2. ""Turning Point 2" Blessing Ceremony".