The Trough (film)
| The Trough | |
|---|---|
 Official film poster | |
| Traditional | 低壓槽 |
| Simplified | 低压槽 |
| Mandarin | Dī Yā Cáo |
| Cantonese | Dai1 Ngaat3 Cou4 |
| Directed by | Nick Cheung |
| Produced by |
Claudie Chung Cheung Chi-kwong |
| Screenplay by |
Nick Cheung Wen Ning |
| Starring |
Nick Cheung Xu Jinglei He Jiong Yu Nan Michael Miu Yuen Wah Maggie Cheung |
| Music by |
Chan Kwong-wing Benson Chen |
| Cinematography | Cheung Man-po |
| Edited by | Li Ka-wing |
Production company |
One Cool Film Production Bona Film Group Er Dong Pictures Beijing Each Media J.Q. Pictures Uni Connect Broadcast Production PJ One Cool Film Shanghai Gutian Films Star Talent Production |
| Distributed by |
Edko Films (Hong Kong) One Cool Pictures (International) |
Release date |
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| Country |
Hong Kong China |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | US$22 million[1] |
The Trough, formerly known as Taste of Crime, is a 2018 Hong Kong crime thriller film written and directed by Nick Cheung, who also stars alongside Xu Jinglei, He Jiong and Yu Nan.
Plot
Undercover police officer Yu Chau (Nick Cheung) has successfully apprehended many criminals in the city of full of evil. Because a child abduction case, Yu's identity is starting to be brought to light, attracting the hunt from criminal groups. In order to adhere to justice within his heart, Yu does not hesitate to risk his life to start a life and death battle of wits against the leader of the mysterious criminal group.
Cast
- Nick Cheung as Yu Chau (于秋)
- Xu Jinglei
- He Jiong
- Yu Nan (special appearance)
- Michael Miu (special appearance)
- Yuen Wah (special appearance)
- Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (special appearance)
- Lam Suet
- Louis Cheung
- Li Haitao
- Zaha Fathima
- Chris Collins
- Keira Wang
- Paul Chun (guest appearance)
- Ni Dahong (guest appearance)
- Philip Ng (guest appearance)
Production
Production for The Trough began in January 2017. Filming took place in Shanghai, Japan and Thailand before wrapping up on 9 May 2017 in Shanghai.[2][3]
Release
The film's first teaser trailer was released on 11 March 2017 which was also presented at the 2017 Hong Kong FILMART.[4][3] The film is set for theatrical release in Hong Kong on 3 May 2018.