# Breaking News (2004)

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**Original title**: *大事件*
**Runtime**: 90 min
**Genres**: Action, Crime, Thriller
**Directed by**: Johnnie To
**Written by**: Chan Hing-Kai, Yip Tin-Shing
**Starring**: Kelly Chen Hui-Lin, Richie Jen, Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Lam Suet, Simon Yam, You Yongzhi

> *This is a great show!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Twilight across Kowloon’s neon grid, a single flare arcs over rooftops.

A tactical squad botches one ambush, then chases another robbery live on air, desperate to erase the footage.

Johnnie To turns chaos into a clockwork ballet of pistols and press passes.

**Mood tags**: neon-soaked, raw

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