PTU (film)
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| Directed by | Johnnie To |
| Produced by | Johnnie To |
| Written by | Yau Nai-Hoi Au Kin-Yee |
| Starring | Simon Yam Maggie Shiu Lam Suet Ruby Wong |
| Music by | Chung Chi-wing |
| Cinematography | Cheng Siu-Keung |
| Edited by | Law Wing-cheung |
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| Distributed by | Mei Ah Film Production Co. Ltd. |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
PTU, also known as PTU: Police Tactical Unit, is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To, starring Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu, Lam Suet and Ruby Wong.
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Plot
The films follows a series of encounters of a patrolling Police Tactical Unit of one single night, where the team tries to help an Organised Crime and Triad Bureau Sergeant Lo Sa to retrieve his lost revolver after he was assaulted by a group of triad members. The films portrays police officers' use of extralegal means to achieve investigative result and reveal the complex relationships between criminals and police officers, hostility among criminals themselves, and even rivalry among different bureaux within the Police Force.
Cast
- Simon Yam as Police Tactical Unit Sergeant Mike Ho
- Maggie Shiu as Police Tactical Unit Sergeant Kat
- Lam Suet as Organised Crime and Triad Bureau Sergeant Lo Sa
- Ruby Wong as Criminal Intelligence Bureau Inspector Leigh Cheng
- Raymond Wong Ho-yin as Supervisor Wong
- Eddy Ko as Eye Ball
- Loi Hoi-pang as Bald Head
Reception
Awards and nominations
Cognac Festival du Film Policier
- Special Jury Prize (Johnnie To)
- Won: Best Actor (Simon Yam)
- Won: Best Director (Johnnie To)
- Won: Best Picture (Johnnie To)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Lam Suet)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Simon Yam)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)
- Nominated: Best Director (Johnnie To)
- Nominated: Best Editing (Law Wing-cheung)
- Nominated: Best Costume Design (Sukie Yip)
- Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Chung Chi Wing)
- Nominated: Best Picture (Johnnie To)
- Nominated: Best Sound Effects (Martin Chappell)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Lam Suet)
- Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)
- Won: Best Director
- Nominated: Best Actor (Simon Yam)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Cheng Siu-Keung)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Law Wing-Cheong)
- Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Chung Chi Wing)
- Nominated: Best Picture (Johnnie To)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
- Nominated: Best Sound Effects (Martin Chappell)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Maggie Shiu)
- Nominated: Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
- Won: HKFSC Award (Johnnie To)
- Won: Film of Merit
Seattle International Film Festival
- Won: Asian Trade Winds Award (Johnnie To)
Sequels
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- Tactical Unit: The Code (2008), directed by Wing-cheong Law[1]
- Tactical Unit: No Way Out (2009), directed by Lawrence Ah Mon
- Tactical Unit: Human Nature (2008), directed by Andy Ng
- Tactical Unit: Partners (2009), directed by Lawrence Ah Mon
- Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms (2009) directed by Wing-cheong Law[2]
