

Confession of Pain
2006-12-21 · 110 min · ★ 6.3
In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.
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Production details
- Directors
- Andrew Lau Wai-keung, Alan Mak Siu-fai
- Production companies
- Sil-Metropole Organisation, Basic Pictures, Bona Film Group, Media Asia Films, Avex Entertainment, Salon Films
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong, Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 8,000,000
Top Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-waiLau Ching-Hei
Takeshi KaneshiroYau Kin-Bong
Shu QiHung
Xu JingleiSusan Chow
Chapman To Man-ChatTsui Wing-Kwong
Vincent Wan Yeung-mingUncle Man
Elliot Ngok WahChow Yuen-Sing
Emme Wong Yi-ManRachel
Ricky Chan Po-YuenLai Sun-Wah
Ankie BeilkeSpicy Girl
Geoffrey Wong Chi-HungPoliceman
Shaun Tam Chun-YinPoliceman
Monie Tung Man-LeePolicewoman
Toby Leung Ching-KeiPolicewoman
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheungChan Wai-Keung
Ben Yuen Foo-wahWong Ming
Hau Woon-LingLandlady of Seaside House
Ankie LauRich Lady Client of Bong
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