Country: Hong Kong
Year: 2004
Duration: 100'
When a mobile TV crew films a police battalion
embarrassingly getting the worst during a shoot-out with five robbers,
the credibility of the police force is gravely compromised. During the
investigation, detective Cheung recognizes by chance the building in
which the outlaws have barricaded themselves. Inspector Rebecca decides
to take advantage of the opportunity for promotional purposes, and
transforms the assault of the Special Forces into a live television
show. The criminals are surrounded and initiate a sort of counter news
show with the help of internet and a few web cams.
"Breaking News is a police action film with a new spin. Hong Kong has
had a long tradition of great action cinema, and my goal was to do
something different. This is why I emphasised the issue of media
manipulation. I believe this is something the police is much involved in
these days, unlike in the past when they were only concerned with
nailing the bad guys." (To Johnnie)
Biography
film director
Johnnie To
Johnnie
To (Hong
Kong, 1955), began working in 1972 at the
television network TVB, where he became director, screenwriter and
television
producer. In 1980 he directed his first film, The
Enigmatic
Case, but the poor box office returns convinced him to return
to television,
where he remained until 1986, the year he directed the film Happy
Ghost 3.
He achieved commercial success with films like All About Ah
Long (1989)
and The Heroic Trio (1992) During the
1990’s, To founded the production
house Milkyway Image, which made a name for itself with its gangster
movies. in
2004 he presented at
FILMOGRAFIA
Bi
shui han shan duo ming jin (The Enigmatic Case,
1980), Kai
xin gui zhuang gui (Happy