The Prosecutor

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Chinese title | 誤判 |
Original title | Ng poon; Ng6 Pun3 |
Country | Hong Kong, China |
Language | Cantonese |
Genres | Action, Thriller |
Release date | 21 December 2024 (Hong Kong) 27 December 2024 (China) |
Running time | 1hr 57min |
Starring | Donnie Yen, Julian Cheung, Michael Hui, Francis Ng, MC Cheung Tin-fu |
Directed by | Donnie Yen |
Written by | Edmond Wong |
Produced by | Donnie Yen, Raymond Wong |
Cinematography by | Noah Wong |
Edited by | Li Ka-wing |
Music by | Chui Chit-ho |
Art Direction by | Pui Ying Wu |
Production Company | Maoyan Entertainment Huace Pictures Mandarin Motion Pictures Huace Pictures |
Distributor | Mandarin Motion Pictures |
Cast & Characters
- Donnie Yen as Fok Chi-ho, a police detective-turned-public prosecutor
- Julian Cheung as Au Pak-man, a law-educated drug lord who runs a barrister’s chamber
- Michael Hui as George Hui, a “callous” high court judge who presides the drug smuggling case
- Francis Ng as Yeung Dit-lap, the chief prosecutor of the Department of Justice
- MC Cheung Tin-fu as Lee King-wai, a police inspector and Fok’s former subordinate
- Kent Cheng as Bao Ding, the pupil master of the Department of Justice
- Lau Kong as Uncle Ma, Ma Ka-kit’s grandfather
- Yu Kang as Kim Hung, Sang’s lead assassin
- Adam Pak as Lau Siu-keung, a restaurateur serving as Au’s right-hand man in his drug-trafficking syndicate
- Locker Lam as Chan Kwok-wing, a drug dealer and the second defendant in the drug smuggling case
- Shirley Chan as Li Sze-man, a rising young barrister and the wife and accomplice of Au Pak-man
- Mason Fung as Ma Ka-kit, a young man from a low-income family wronged as the first defendant in the drug smuggling case
- Chu Pak Hong as Cheng Ho-yin, Ma Ka-kit’s defense lawyer
- Ray Lui as Sang, a Cambodian drug lord who has been arrested by Fok years ago
- Mark Cheng as Tung, Sang’s rival drug lord who also receives supplies from Au
- Sisley Choi as Leung May-yee, Fok’s former detective partner
- Justin Cheung as Cheung Man-bing, an armed robber arrested by Fok but released without conviction
- Mandy Wong as Cheung Man-bing’s defense lawyer
- Max Cheung as Fok’s fellow prosecutors
- Leung Chung Hang as Philip Chan as a judge
- Liza Wang as the Secretary for Justice
- Klyster Yen as Fok Chi-ho’s father
Storyline
A young man is charged with drug trafficking, and he pleads guilty under influence from his defense lawyer in exchange for a reduced sentence. Former cop Fok (Donnie Yen) is an unconventional prosecutor assigned to the case. Fok is convinced that the conviction is unusual and decides to conduct his own investigation. What unfolds is a matter of his own life and career at stake as he goes a dangerous path to uncover the truth, and bringing the real villains to justice. Where the law ends, his justice begins.
About The Prosecutor Movie
The Prosecutor (Chinese: 誤判) is an action thriller film directed and co-produced by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film alongside an ensemble cast that includes Julian Cheung, Michael Hui, Francis Ng, and MC Cheung Tin-fu. Loosely based on a real-life 2016 drug-trafficking case.
Driven by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate and co-produced by Hong Kong’s Mandarin Motion Pictures and China’s Shanghai Huace Film, the project was initially conceived as a legal drama film. The screenplay began development by Edmond Wong during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, co-producer Raymond Wong approached Donnie Yen for the lead role, leading to a reimagining of the film as a hybrid of action and legal thriller.
Pre-production started in May 2023, with principal photography taking place from October 2023 to February 2024 in Hong Kong. Japanese action choreographer Takahito Ouchi served as the film’s action director.
The nightclub fight scene was initially filmed at a disco in Wan Chai, but Yen proposed reshooting the entire sequence after the first scene, finding both the set and the extras “not authentic”. He envisioned a set resembling high-end nightclubs in Lan Kwai Fong and suggested hiring foreign extras. The scene was ultimately shot at a private club on Westlands Road in Quarry Bay,[38] and used aerial drones for filming, featuring about 40 to 50 stunt actors performing real actions in a long take without any post-production special effects.
The Prosecutor Release Date
The Prosecutor had its premiere at Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong on 11 December 2024,[52] followed by the Chinese premiere in Beijing on 15 December. The film was theatrically released in Hong Kong and China on 21 and 27 December 2024 respectively.
It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the action, innovative genre blend, and performances of the cast, particularly Donnie Yen and Michael Hui, but the script and the lack of exploration of themes regarding justice in Hong Kong were subject to criticism.
Budget & Box Office Collection
Budget | HKD$300 million (~USD$38.5 million) |
Worldwide Collection | USD$31.4 million |