Peace Breaker (film)

Peace Breaker (Chinese: 破·局) is a 2017 Chinese action thriller film directed by Lien Yi-chi and written by David Lin and Johnny Yu, and starring Aaron Kwok, Wang Qianyuan, Liu Tao, Yu Ailei, Feng Jiayi, and Zheng Kai.[1][2] It is a remake of Kim Seong-hun's A Hard Day.[3][4] The film premiered in China on 17 August 2017.[5]

Peace Breaker
Film poster
Chinese破·局
MandarinPòjú
Directed byLien Yi-chi
Produced byRoy Hu
Written byDavid Lin
Johnny Yu
Based onA Hard Day
by Kim Seong-hun
StarringAaron Kwok
Wang Qianyuan
Liu Tao
Yu Ailei
Feng Jiayi
Zheng Kai
Music bySilence Wang
Yan Zhexi
CinematographyStephen James Lawes
Edited byWenders Li
Production
company
C2M Pictures Co.,LTD.
J.Q. Pictures Company Limited
Shanghai Bona Cultural Media Co.,LTD.
Tianjin Jet Cloud Picture Media Co.,LTD.
Distributed byTianjin Jet Cloud Picture Media Co.,LTD.
Release date
  • 17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) (China)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

Gao Jianxiang (Aaron Kwok) is a Malaysian Chinese corrupt policeman in Kuala Lumpur. He kills a pedestrian on the way to his mother's funeral. To escape responsibility, in a moment of desperation, Gao hides the body in his trunk, and then his own mother's coffin. He thinks that his life could return to calmness, but unexpectedly, the pedestrian who was killed by him was a wanted man, and Gao is also eyed by the police. Shortly afterwards, a mysterious phone call is made to him. He realizes that all this is a conspiracy and he is already in deep trouble.[3][6]

Cast

Soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Eating Dirt (吃土)" (Ending theme)Silence WongSilence WongSilence Wong 
2."Waiting for Your Return (等你回来)" (Promotion song)Yan ZhexiYan ZhexiLiu Tao 

Production

The film took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Release

The film was originally to be released on August 18, 2017 but advanced to August 17.[7]

References

  1. "Aaron Kwok once again play a cop in "Peace Breaker"". MSN. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. 《破局》隐藏彩蛋 "等着你回来Remix版"魔性助攻. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-08-22.
  3. Elizabeth Kerr (14 November 2017). "'Peace Breaker': Film Review". hollywoodreporter. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. 《破局》主创说,“这是一部 破电影 ”. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-08-15.
  5. 《破·局》今日公映 这是一段充满戏剧性的犯罪悬疑故事. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-08-17.
  6. 《破·局》有趣,不仅仅是因为剧本. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-08-22.
  7. 《破局》提档8.17 郭富城王千源提前开战. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-08-09.
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