Chinese Midnight Express

(1997)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Year: 1997

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Hong Kong

Director: 鄧衍成

Cast: Тони Люн Чу-Вай, 吳孟達, 林國斌, 吳毅將, 張文慈, 徐錦江, 李兆基, 吳志雄, 程東, 蔡業信

Plot

The setting is 1960s Hong Kong, and righteous reporter Ching On (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) publishes an article exposing corruption in the police force. Unfortunately, he's framed for drug distribution and confesses to the charges when the corrupt cops threaten his family. Forced to undergo the rigorous hazing rites of all new inmates, On struggles to regain hope and rise above his situation. Meanwhile, On's loyal girlfriend (Pinky Cheung Man-Chi) is terrorized by the cops who put him away, and On faces new challenges, and even finds new allies, while stuck in prison.