The Stool Pigeon(Movie, 2010)

Name: The Stool Pigeon
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Action
Released: 2010
Duration: T01:53:00
Rating: 2.9

Original title: "綫人" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)

1h 53min | Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action

Rating: 2.9/5 (with 21 votes)

The Stool Pigeon (simplified Chinese: 线人; traditional Chinese: 綫人; pinyin: Xiàn Rén; Jyutping: Sin3 Jan4) is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung and Gwei Lun-mei. The film is about police detective, Don Lee (Cheung), who uses informants to gain information about gangsters. Lee begins to feel guilty when his informants are caught, but sends out a street racer named Ghost (Tse) as an informant to gain information about a gangster name Barbarian (Lu Yi). The film was released in China on August 24 and two days later in Hong Kong. The film performed well in the Hong Kong box office, though it has received mixed reviews. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Stool Pigeon

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor nominated for: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film nominated for: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor nominated for: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director nominated for: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay

About The Stool Pigeon

Living in the guilt of sacrificing his informant in a previous operation, Criminal Intelligence Inspector Don Lee is wary when his superior orders him to send another informant to spy on the criminal operations of Barbarian, a vicious gangster plotting a jewelry heist. He seeks ex-convict Ghost, who agrees to work for Don despite vowing to go straight since he's desperately in need of money to repay a debt and save his sister. Ghost's driving skills help him infiltrate Barbarian's gang and earn his trust, but by feeding information to Don and hooking up with Barbarian's girlfriend Dee, Ghost is pushing himself into a tight and deadly corner...

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Trailer for The Stool Pigeon + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

VTS 01 1(Trailer, 1:11)

VTS 01 1 (Trailer) | The Stool Pigeon (2010) Official Trailer | Well Go USA (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.emp.hk

Production country: Hong Kong

Shot in: Hong Kong

Plays in: Hong Kong

Made by: Emperor Motion Pictures, Huayi Brothers, Sil-Metropole Organisation

Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 08/26/2010

Cast: Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung, Gwei Lun-Mei, Liu Kai-chi, Lu Yi, Derek Kok, Wan Yeung-ming, Sherman Chung, Tony Ho, Li Shing-cheong, Philip Keung, Deep Ng, King Kong Li, Aki Lee, Miao Pu, Lawrence Cheng, Lau Kong, Noel Leung

Director: Dante Lam

Screenwriter: Dante Lam

Executive Producer: Albert Yeung

Director of Photography: Kenny Tse

Composer: Henry Lai Wan-man

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Sin yan"

Budget: 10,000,000 USD

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