Taiwan / Nov 14, 2025 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
The System (1979)
Directed by Peter Yung Wai-Chuen
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1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Inspector Chan is determined to crack a drug syndicate. He gets the goods on family man and drug addict/dealer Tam, and convinces him to become an informer. However, Tam betrays Chan and lets him down more than once. Chan persists with Tam, despite strong pressure from his skeptical superiors.
Genres
Crime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 行規 |
| Original language | 广州话 / 廣州話 (CN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話 |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Bang Bang Films, Trinity Asia |
| Release date | 12 dicembre 1979 |
| Writer | Peter Yung Wai-Chuen, Sin Lee, Gam Bing-Hing |
| Editing | Wong Yee-Shun |
| Cinematography | Tom Lau Moon-Tong, Peter Yung Wai-Chuen |
| Assistant directors | Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang, Peter Yung Wai-Chuen, Kang Lin |
| Camera operators | Tom Lau Moon-Tong, Peter Yung Wai-Chuen |
| Additional photography | Tom Lau Moon-Tong, Peter Yung Wai-Chuen |
| Production design | Oliver Wong Yui-Man |
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| Art direction | Oliver Wong Yui-Man |
| Set decoration | Oliver Wong Yui-Man |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Hong Kong / Dec 12, 1979
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