Flash Point (film)

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Flash Point
Hong Kong film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	導火綫
Simplified Chinese	导火线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dǎo Huǒ Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Dou6 Fo2 Sin3
Directed by	Wilson Yip
Written by	Szeto Kam-Yuen Nicholl Tang
Produced by	Liu Li-juan Shan Dong-bing Nansun Shi Donnie Yen Zhang Zhao
Starring	Donnie Yen Louis Koo Collin Chou Lui Leung-wai Fan Bingbing Xing Yu
Cinematography	Cheung Man-po
Edited by	Cheung Ka-fai
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing
Distributed by	Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd.
Release dates	26 July 2007 (2007-07-26) (Hong Kong) 9 August 2007 (2007-08-09) (China)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Budget	HK$10,000,000

Flash Point (traditional Chinese: 導火綫; simplified Chinese: 导火线) is a 2007 Hong Kong action film directed by Wilson Yip and written by Szeto Kam-Yuen and Nicholl Tang. It stars Donnie Yen, Shan Dong-bing, Nansun Shi and Zhang Zhao, alongside Louis Koo, Collin Chou, Lui Leung-wai, Fan Bingbing and Xing Yu.^[1] Yen plays Ma Jun, a police sergeant who plants his partner Wilson (Louis Koo) as a mole in a pursuit against a triad led by three Vietnamese brothers (played by Chou, Lui and Xing).

Flash Point was repeatedly hailed as a prequel to the 2005 film SPL: Sha Po Lang, which was Yip and Yen's first feature film collaboration as director and star respectively. Yen denied the SPL prequel reports, stating that Flash Point was a completely original film. Principal photography began in Hong Kong from November 2006 to March 2007. In choreographing Flash Point's major fight scenes, Yen relied on the use of mixed martial arts, working alongside an international group of martial artists. His work as a choreographer won him "Best Action Choreography" awards at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 2008 Golden Horse Film Awards.

Flash Point was released in Hong Kong on 26 July 2007 and in China on 9 August 2007. It was a box office hit during its two-month theatrical run in China, despite receiving mixed reviews. It had also premiered at the "Midnight Madness" program of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Flash Point was later given a limited theatrical release in North America on 14 March 2008, before being released on DVD by The Weinstein Company as part of Dragon Dynasty's collection of films.