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| Traditional Chinese | 殺破狼・貪狼 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杀破狼・贪狼 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Wilson Yip | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Jill Leung Nick Cheuk | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Soi Cheang Paco Wong | ||||||||||
| Starring | Louis Koo Gordon Lam Wu Yue Chris Collins Tony Jaa | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Kenneth Tse | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Wong Hoi | ||||||||||
| Music by | Comfort Chan Ken Chan | ||||||||||
Production companies | Sun Entertainment Film Group Bona Film Group Alibaba Pictures Sunny Side Up (Never) Limited Sil-Metropole Organisation Wish Films Flagship Entertainment Group Shanghai PMF Media YL Entertainment and Sports (YLES) Rock Partner Film Huoerguosi Bona Media Aether Film Production | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Bravos Pictures | ||||||||||
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Running time | 98 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | Hong Kong China Thailand | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese English Thai | ||||||||||
| Budget | US$14.5 million[1] | ||||||||||
| Box office | US$80.84 million[2][3] | ||||||||||
Paradox (Chinese: 殺破狼・貪狼) is a 2017 neo-noir[4] Hong Kong action film directed by Wilson Yip, co-produced by Soi Cheang, with action direction by Sammo Hung. Written by Jill Leung and Nick Cheuk, the film stars Louis Koo as a police inspector who travels to Pattaya to search for his teenage daughter and is aided by local detectives played by Tony Jaa and Wu Yue. Along the way, he encounters the mastermind of an organ trafficking gang (Chris Collins) who colludes with a local political aide (Gordon Lam), leading to a series of hot pursuit.[5][6] Paradox is the third installment of the SPL film series, following the 2005 film, SPL: Sha Po Lang and 2015's SPL II: A Time for Consequences.[7] The film was released in China on 17 August 2017 and in Hong Kong on 25 August 2017 and has grossed US$80.84 million worldwide against a budget of US$14.5 million.
The film was well received by critics, praised for action director Hung's choreography, which won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography, and Koo's physical and emotional performance, which netted him both the Asian Film Award for Best Actor and Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, winning his film first acting awards. Aside from winning the two aforementioned awards, Paradox also won Best Sound Design and received six other nominations at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best New Performer, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.
- ^ "FilMart: Sun Entertainment's 'Paradox' Packs Powerful Punch". 13 March 2017.
- ^ "殺破狼．貪狼-票房收入".
- ^ "Paradox - Box Office Mojo".
- ^ 陳廣隆 (30 August 2017). "【殺破狼：貪狼．影評】古天樂未竟全功的轉型嘗試？". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 January 2019.
《殺破狼》的精髓，在於其「野」（raw），在於其「黑」（noir），在於其「冷」（cool），缺一不可。[The feature of Paradox is on its raw, its noir and its cool, all must be indispensable.]
- ^ "《貪狼》沿用《殺破狼2》班底曼谷開鏡 古天樂Tony Jaa 吳樾 Chris Collins 連場開打 林家棟學泰文盧惠光叫「好爽」!". Facebook.
- ^ "LOUIS KOO AND TONY JAA TRADE BLOWS". 29 October 2016.
- ^ "PARADOX World Premiere to Open Hong Kong Summer Film Fest". 24 July 2017.