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A Day Without Policemen (1993)

Genre : Crime, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai
Writer : Laai Gwong-Fai, Koo Ping-Kit, Desmond Wu Wai-Kwan, Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai

Synopsis

Chan Wai (Simon Yam) is a former inner-city policeman recovering from a traumatic experience involving an AK-47. After the incident, he was assigned to a rural island as police chief of a small village. He passes his uneventful days there drinking beer, smoking hash and daydreaming... but when a group of heavily armed thugs invade his district, he must face his trauma head-on and fight back.

Actors

Simon Yam
Simon Yam
Chan Wai
Yu Li
Yu Li
Li Li
Tommy Wong
Tommy Wong
Nam
Abby Lai Yin
Abby Lai Yin
Mikie Ng
Mikie Ng
Ricky Ho
Ricky Ho
David Lai Wai-Ming
David Lai Wai-Ming
Cindy Yip
Cindy Yip
Oi-Kit Fan
Oi-Kit Fan
So Wai-Nam
So Wai-Nam
Ah Nam
Fiona Wong
Fiona Wong
Tam Wai
Tam Wai
Shiu Cheung
Chan Hau-Ngok
Chan Hau-Ngok
Lam Chi-Pao
Lam Chi-Pao
Kwan Kwok-Chung
Kwan Kwok-Chung
Ah Gwai
Daai Ho-Fai
Daai Ho-Fai
Che Ying-Hui
Che Ying-Hui
Emana Leung
Emana Leung
Yip Si-Yuen
Yip Si-Yuen

Crews

Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai
Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai
Director
Laai Gwong-Fai
Laai Gwong-Fai
Screenplay
Koo Ping-Kit
Koo Ping-Kit
Screenplay
Desmond Wu Wai-Kwan
Desmond Wu Wai-Kwan
Screenplay
Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai
Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai
Screenplay
Maybo Chiu
Maybo Chiu
Producer
Che Bo-Man
Che Bo-Man
Art Direction
Law Daat-Shing
Law Daat-Shing
Director of Photography
Ng Man-Deng
Ng Man-Deng
Director of Photography
Wingo Chan Dung-Chuen
Wingo Chan Dung-Chuen
Director of Photography
Grand Yip
Grand Yip
Editor
Fung Kam-Seung
Fung Kam-Seung
Costume Design
Lau Yee Tat
Lau Yee Tat
Original Music Composer

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