The Sparring Partner

The Sparring Partner
Traditional Chinese正義迴廊
Directed byHo Cheuk Tin
Screenplay byFrankie Tam
Oliver Yip
Thomas Leung
Produced byPhilip Yung
StarringYeung Wai Lun
Mak Pui Tung
Louisa So
Michael Chow
Jan Lamb
CinematographyLeung Yau Cheong
Edited byJ.Him Lee
Zhang Zhao
Jojo Shek
Music bySara Fung Chi Han
Production
companies
Distributed byGolden Scene
Mei Ah Entertainment
Release dates
  • October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) (Hong Kong, Macau)
  • December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09) (US, Canada)
  • December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22) (Australia, New Zealand)
  • December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) (Taiwan)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
English(partial)
German(partial)
BudgetHK$10 million (US$1.29 million) [1]
Box officeHK$43 million (US$5.53 million)[2] (Hong Kong)
NT$590,000 (Taiwan)[3]

The Sparring Partner is a 2022 Hong Kong legal crime thriller film directed by Ho Cheuk Tin in his directorial debut. The film stars Yeung Wai Lun, Mak Pui Tung, Louisa So, and Michael Chow,[4] with Jan Lamb and Gloria Yip listed as special performers. The story is adapted from the 2013 Tai Kok Tsui double parricide and dismemberment case.

The film was premiered at The 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival. It was approved by the Film Development Fund with a financing amount of HK$2.5 million.[5] and released by Golden Scene and Mei Ah Entertainment. The film was officially released in Hong Kong on October 27, 2022. It earned HK$43 million and becomes the tenth highest-grossing movie of 2022 in Hong Kong.

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  2. ^ As of February 21, 2023
  3. ^ "全國電影票房2023年01/23-01/29統計資訊". Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ "正義迴廊｜蘇玉華拍到幾乎虛脫 感激林海峰及時出手相助". Ming Pao. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. ^ Ryan (15 February 2020). "何爵天《正義迴廊》獲電影發展基金融資". 講。鏟。片. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.