"Drug War" is the first police and criminal film released in the mainland after Director Du entered the mainland. The shooting lasted six months. It was released in mainland China on April 2, 2013. In just one week, the box office exceeded 100 million yuan. Directed the mainland's first film with a box office of over 100 million yuan, and also broke the record of mainland police and criminal films. The media and film critics gave a final conclusion, "This film will be a benchmark that is difficult to surpass for mainland police and criminal films in a short period of time." "Heavy taste, classic gunfight film, it is hard to imagine that such a film can pass the censorship in the mainland"... The position of this film has been established amidst the heated debate.
Throughout Du Qifeng’s career as a director, police and gangster films are his brand. The gun battles are fierce, the plot is compact, the pictures are realistic, the death row prisoners are killed, the renminbi is burned, the human body is poisoned, the speeding car, the car crash, a series of thrilling scenes are countless, and the film effects are often too numerous. It made the viewers sweaty palms, trembling feet, and no urine points throughout the process, making them enthusiastic. So the box office reputation has been very good.
A cigar, a pistol, and a casual suit. This is the public's consistent image of Johnnie To's studio. The Golden Image Award and the Golden Horse Award. After creating the glory of Hong Kong gangster movies, Johnnie To, who is more than half a century old, turned his attention to the mainland. In 2013 The record-breaking performance of "Drug War" in the mainland police film, with a box office of more than 100 million yuan, has opened the door to victory for the Hong Kong heavyweight director. The situation is changing, the stars are changing, the arena is still going on, the style of the boss is still the same!
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