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Watch this on Montageplay.com streaming platform. A Hong Kong action film about a serious abduction case. The action in it is superb and fight scenes. It's a must see film and works hard on the punch.
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The Trough
59%
Movie
1h 53m
AI Analysis
The Trough (2018) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Trough (2018) — a movie tagged as Action, Crime, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Yu Chau is a cop who has gone so deep undercover within the triad. He can no longer tell which side of the law he's on. When he accidentally kills one of his pals in an operation, he runs off into the boonies to lick his wounds. Upon his return, he teams up with fellow officers Jim and Jackie to catch a triad Boss, … Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~113 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Trough 59% (13 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Yu Chau is a cop who has gone so deep undercover within the triad. He can no longer tell which side of the law he's on. When he accidentally kills one of his pals in an operation, he runs off into the boonies to lick his wounds. Upon his return, he teams up with fellow officers Jim and Jackie to catch a triad Boss, only to unveil collusion with government officials at the highest level. Yu Chau once again faces the dilemma of taking the law into his own hands...
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2018-04-28
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 521288
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What is The Trough about?
Yu Chau is a cop who has gone so deep undercover within the triad. He can no longer tell which side of the law he's on. When he accidentally kills one of his pals in an operation, he runs off into ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Trough?
The official runtime for The Trough is approximately 113 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Nick Cheung Ka-Fai
Yu Chau
Xu Jinglei
Boss
Lam Suet
Bo The Nine Fingers
Ni Dahong
Mr. Zhen
Vithaya Pansringarm
Thai Boss
Yuen Wah
Chun Hua
Louis Cheung
Ji Zha
He Jiong
Ah Zhang
Yu Nan
Jacky
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
Diana
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Brother Yun
Paul Chun Pui
Director Li
Li Haitao
Ah Jun
Chris Collins
Frankie
Philip Ng Wan-Lung
The Guard Boss
Feng Yichao
SWAT
- L
Lu Mingming
Coach
- S
Song Binwei
Fei Fu
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Watch this on Montageplay.com streaming platform. A Hong Kong action film about a serious abduction case. The action in it is superb and fight scenes. It's a must see film and works hard on the punch.
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