SPL: Sha Po Lang

This article is about a 2005 Hong Kong martial arts film released under the title "Kill Zone" in the United States. For other uses, see Kill zone (disambiguation).

SPL: Sha Po Lang
SPL: Sha Po Lang DVD cover
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese殺破狼
Simplified Chinese杀破狼
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShā Pò Láng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSaat3 Po3 Long4
Directed byWilson Yip
Written by
Produced byCarl Chang
Starring
CinematographyLam Wah-chuen
Edited byCheung Ka-fai
Music by
Production
companies
  • ABBA Movies Co. Ltd.
  • 1618 Action Limited
Distributed byABBA Movies Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • 18 November 2005 (2005-11-18)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China[1]
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin

SPL: Sha Po Lang (Chinese: 殺破狼, released in the United States as Kill Zone) is a 2005 Hong Kong action film directed by Wilson Yip and written by Yip, Szeto Kam-Yuen and Jack Ng. It stars Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, and Wu Jing. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 18 November 2005.[2]

Yam portrays a police detective who, suffering from cancer and about to retire, resorts to illegal means in order to catch a ruthless triad boss. The title Sha Po Lang refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology that each represent a different star capable of good or evil depending on their position in the heavens.[3]

  1. ^ Koehler, Robert (12 October 2005). "SPL". Variety. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Kill Zone". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ Pollard, Mark. Review: SPL, KungFuCinema.org