Fire of Conscience
Huo Long
China, Hong Kong
2010
106 Min
Color, Black and White
2.35:1
Mandarin, Cantonese
Synopsis
Two cops investigating separate cases involving a murdered prostitute and gun smugglers uncover an explosive web of corruption, malice and disgrace in this high octane action thriller from Hong Kong. —TIFF
Director
Dante Lam
Renowned action film director Lam started his filmmaking career in the 1980s in production, acting and action choreography. In 1997, he made his directing debut in Option Zero. A year later, he won the Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Beast Cops (co-directed with Gordon Chan). His subsequent works, like Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone, Hit Team, Tiramisu, Twins Effect, Naked Ambition, Heat Team and Love on the Rocks, have been consistently embraced by critics. Famous for his thorough research, his movies often infused with a strong sense of reality. —asianmediawiki
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HKFanatic
26Oct11
Taking liberal influence from Paul Greengrass and Michael Mann, Dante Lam's filmmaking style may not be unique in the world but he's certainly one of a kind in Hong Kong. A gritty, well-told story with shootouts that will make your adrenaline spike, "Fire of Conscience" delivers what is without a doubt one of the best Hong Kong thrillers I've seen since 2002's "Infernal Affairs."
John Sandwich
30May11
Cuts and pastes from several sources and does so to pleasing effect in my opinion. Very entertaining.
Don't Get Nasty Brother
13Dec10
Válida por ser un regreso al estilo de acción típica del cine hongkonés de mediados de los ochenta y principios de los noventa. Donde sus representantes más conocidos fueron John Woo, Tsui Hark y Ringo Lam, cuyo hijo es quien firma esta película. Y aunque Dante Lam parece cómodo con las coreografías y las caracterizaciones el guión se ve medio flojo en lo que respecta a la historia. Es por eso que no trasciende.
Tyler Aikens
11Oct10
I was never a big fan of Hong Kong crime thrillers. This was pretty tame in terms of action and required too much constant explanation.
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Fantastic Fest 2010
By David Hudson on September 22, 2010
Those posters are just a sampling of the series Mondo Tees has created for this year's Fantastic Fest, which officially opens this evening
Three Clips From Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
By Twitchfilm.com on October 24, 2011
Hong Kong’s Dante Lam has won a lot of love here at Twitch over the past few years for one very simple reason: The man is on a hot streak unparalleled in the world of Asian action film right……
US Trailer For Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
By Twitchfilm.com on October 11, 2011
When it comes to Hong Kong action cinema nobody has been doing it quite as well as Dante Lam over the past few years and Indomina Releasing are bringing one of his most recent efforts to US DVD October……
AFM 09: Dante Lam Returns With FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Fresh off the success of his award winning cop thriller The Beast Stalker – my review here – director Dante Lam is currently hard at work on his next feature, Fire of Conscience. Starring Leon Lai and
FIRE OF CONSCIENCE: Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Even though I’m a big fan of Hong Kong action cinema, for some reason most Hong Kong police thrillers don’t really have what it takes to make me sit up and take notice. Up until now Johnnie To’s work has……
Sitges 2010: FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[Our thanks to Guillem Rosset for the following review.]In the past few years there’s been a revival of classic Hong Kong cinema genres, such as martial arts and action. Action thrillers about cops and
TIFF 2010: FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Review
By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[With Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience soon to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival we now revisit James Marsh’s earlier review.]With his latest film, director Dante Lam firmly establishes himself
Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Hits BluRay and DVD May 14th!
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Okay, old school Hong Kong action fans, mark May 14th down on your calendar. That’s the day Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience hits DVD and BluRay in Hong Kong. Both editions are fully English friendly and
Because The World Needs To See More Stuntmen Blown Through Windows: A Second Trailer For Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Our admiration for Dante Lam’s Beast Stalker is well documented in these pages and we’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his Fire of Conscience for the past several months. Why? Because for old
Indomina Releasing acquires North American rights for 'Fire of Conscience'
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Another acquisition for Indomina Releasing. Near the end of Fantastic Fest they secured the North American rights for Dante Lam’s recent Hong Kong action film Fire of Conscience. The full press release
No Doubt About It. You Want Golden-Age Style Hong Kong Action, Talk To Dante Lam.
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
You want hard boiled cops, vicious thieves, lots of gun play and dangerous stunts o’plenty? You want Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience.The investigation of a prostitute homicide brings headstrong, heavy
Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Gets A Much Needed Make Over
By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
We don’t do a lot of ‘Movie X has a new poster’ posts in these parts because I just generally don’t consider marketing materials to be news, but I do make exceptions in certain cases. And Dante Lam’s Fire……
Sitges 2010: FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Review
By Twitchfilm.net on October 10, 2010
[Our thanks to Guillem Rosset for the following review.]In the past few years there’s been a revival of classic Hong Kong cinema genres, such as martial arts and action. Action thrillers about cops and
Indomina Releasing acquires North American rights for 'Fire of Conscience'
By Twitchfilm.net on October 4, 2010
Another acquisition for Indomina Releasing. Near the end of Fantastic Fest they secured the North American rights for Dante Lam’s recent Hong Kong action film Fire of Conscience. The full press release
TIFF 2010: FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Review
By Twitchfilm.net on September 14, 2010
[With Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience soon to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival we now revisit James Marsh’s earlier review.]With his latest film, director Dante Lam firmly establishes himself
AFM 09: Dante Lam Returns With FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
Fresh off the success of his award winning cop thriller The Beast Stalker – my review here – director Dante Lam is currently hard at work on his next feature, Fire of Conscience. Starring Leon Lai and
Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Gets A Much Needed Make Over
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
We don’t do a lot of ‘Movie X has a new poster’ posts in these parts because I just generally don’t consider marketing materials to be news, but I do make exceptions in certain cases. And Dante Lam’s Fire…
No Doubt About It. You Want Golden-Age Style Hong Kong Action, Talk To Dante Lam.
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
You want hard boiled cops, vicious thieves, lots of gun play and dangerous stunts o’plenty? You want Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience.The investigation of a prostitute homicide brings headstrong, heavy
Because The World Needs To See More Stuntmen Blown Through Windows: A Second Trailer For Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
Our admiration for Dante Lam’s Beast Stalker is well documented in these pages and we’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his Fire of Conscience for the past several months. Why? Because for old
FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
Having just seen Dante Lam’s latest in the Cannes Marche du Film and being greatly entertained by it I feel the need to pull this back up to the front of the page. When it comes to Hong Kong action…
Dante Lam's FIRE OF CONSCIENCE Hits BluRay and DVD May 14th!
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
Okay, old school Hong Kong action fans, mark May 14th down on your calendar. That’s the day Dante Lam’s Fire of Conscience hits DVD and BluRay in Hong Kong. Both editions are fully English friendly and
FIRE OF CONSCIENCE: Review
By Twitchfilm.net on July 28, 2010
Even though I’m a big fan of Hong Kong action cinema, for some reason most Hong Kong police thrillers don’t really have what it takes to make me sit up and take notice. Up until now Johnnie To’s work has…
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Un polar honnête
By Benoît on August 1, 2012
Après The Insider qui a réussi à dévoiler chez moi de la sympathie pour le genre du polar version Hong Kong, je m’attaque à un nouveau film de Dante Lam, Fire of Conscience.
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