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The Stool Pigeon

Dante LAM

Hong Kong2010112min 35mm Color

Synopsis

In one of his operations, in order to capture the criminal in action, he had to sacrifice one of his informants Jabber. Don is rewarded for solving the case and is promoted, but his guilt drains him of any pleasure. One year later, the police receive news that jewelry shop robber Barbarian has returned to Hong Kong, ready for more action. Don’s senior officer orders him to put a stool pigeon into Barbarian’s operations...

Diretor

Dante LAM

He is now one of the most sought-after Hong Kong directors following the critical success of last year’s Unbeatable(2013). The Stool Pigeon(2010) was nominated by Best of Puchon at PiFan2011 and he won the Best Director at PiFan2009 with The Beast Stalker(2008). That Demon Within is the latest film.