Bursting Point

Bursting Point
Bursting Point
Directed by	Dante Lam; Calvin Tong
Written by	Dante Lam; Zhi Yaqing
Produced by	Dante Lam; Candy Leung
Starring	Nick Cheung; William Chan; Isabella Leong; Shaun Tam Chun Yin
Cinematography	Choy Man-lung
Edited by	Fan Wai-shan
Music by	Elliot Leung as LH1
Production; companies	Bona Film Group; Emperor Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Huaxia Film Distribution
Release dates	December 8, 2023 (Hong Kong, Macau, China, Malaysia); December 14, 2023 (Singapore); January 12, 2024 (Taiwan);
Running time	139 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong; China
Languages	Mandarin; Cantonese

Bursting Point (simplified Chinese: 爆裂ばくれつ点てん; traditional Chinese: 爆裂ばくれつ點てん^[1]) is a 2023 Hong Kong-Chinese crime action drama film directed by Dante Lam and Calvin Tong. It is rated Category III in Hong Kong (only for viewers above 18 years old) due to the depiction of violence.^[1]^[2]

Plot[edit]

Anti-narcotics chief inspector Bond Sir (played by Nick Cheung) and undercover police officer Jiang Ming (played by William Chan) secretly implemented a plan to hunt down drug traffickers. As Jiang Ming was forced to tread on the path between right and wrong, he gradually lose his identity.

Cast[edit]

Main Cast[edit]

Nick Cheung as Bond Sir, anti-narcotics chief inspector
William Chan as Jiang Ming, undercover police officer
Isabella Leong as Ying Xiu, drug manufacturer
Shaun Tam Chun Yin as Han Yang, drug trafficking organization head
Philip Keung as Lin Jiu, drug trafficking organization member

Supporting Cast[edit]

Chrissie Chau as Situ Wei, Han Yang's girlfriend
Tony Yang as Zheng Wen Lou, Ying Xiu's husband
Tai Yiu Ming as Sha, anti-narcotics police
Wong You Nam as Lil' Chi, anti-narcotics police
Julius Brian Siswojo as Joe, drug trafficking organization member
Jonathan Cheung as Roy, Han Yang's brother
Kevin Chu Kam Yin as Suave, anti-narcotics police
Angus Yeung as Kui, anti-narcotics police
German Cheung as Tiger, drug trafficking organization member
Adrien Yau Tsz Him as Howard, Bond's son
Natalie Hsu as Ling, Ying Xiu's daughter
Bryant Mak as Han, Ying Xiu's brother
Bill Lee Man Piu as Uncle Bill, anti-narcotics veteran
Kumer So as Yong, drug trafficking organization head
Henick Chou as Fishball
Vincent Sze as Mr Kawai's agent
Aki Lee as Mr Kawai, Japanese drug dealer
Jordon Voon as Nguyen, drug dealer
Keith Ng as Uncle Fire
Ken Lo as Uncle Chi
Natalie Tong as Liu Qing, Zheng Wen Lou's current wife

Production[edit]

The film began production in Hong Kong on July 21, 2022, with parts of it being filmed in Malaysia. On October 26, 2022, it was reported that some of the crew and cast were trapped in a Malaysia cave for 3 hours after filming due to floods caused by heavy rain.^[3]

Soundtrack[edit]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Performer	Length
1.	"Real Men 大丈夫だいじょうぶ"	James Wong Jim	Liu Chia-chang	Nick Cheung, William Chan

Release[edit]

The film held its first gala premiere in Hong Kong on November 28, 2023, and a second one in Beijing, China on December 6, 2023.^[4] It was released in Hong Kong, Macau, China and Malaysia on December 8, 2023.

References[edit]

^ "爆裂ばくれつ点てん爆裂ばくれつ點てん (2023)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban.com. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ "張はり家か輝てる首くび晉すすむ身み三さん級きゅう片へん演えんじ員いん陳ひね偉えら霆避談だん各かく緋ひ聞女友とも". Mingbao (in Chinese). Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^ "豪雨ごうう致椰壳洞水路すいろ淹水　《爆裂ばくれつ点てん》周しゅう秀しげる娜谭俊彦としひこ被ひ困こま3小しょう时". Oriental Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
^ "爆裂ばくれつ點てん︱安やす排はい梁はり洛らく施ほどこせ狂きょう摑張家か輝てる　林はやし超ちょう賢けん︰佢有被虐ひぎゃく狂きょう我わが慣咗虐待ぎゃくたい佢". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved November 29, 2023.

External links[edit]

Bursting Point at IMDb
Bursting Point at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

[1] "爆裂ばくれつ点てん爆裂ばくれつ點てん (2023)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban.com. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

[2] "張はり家か輝てる首くび晉すすむ身み三さん級きゅう片へん演えんじ員いん陳ひね偉えら霆避談だん各かく緋ひ聞女友とも". Mingbao (in Chinese). Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[3] "豪雨ごうう致椰壳洞水路すいろ淹水　《爆裂ばくれつ点てん》周しゅう秀しげる娜谭俊彦としひこ被ひ困こま3小しょう时". Oriental Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved October 27, 2022.

[4] "爆裂ばくれつ點てん︱安やす排はい梁はり洛らく施ほどこせ狂きょう摑張家か輝てる　林はやし超ちょう賢けん︰佢有被虐ひぎゃく狂きょう我わが慣咗虐待ぎゃくたい佢". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved November 29, 2023.

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