# The Mission (1999)

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**Original title**: *鎗火*
**Runtime**: 84 min
**Genres**: Action, Crime, Drama
**Directed by**: Johnnie To
**Written by**: Yau Nai-Hoi
**Starring**: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Francis Ng Chun-Yu, Jackie Lui Chung-Yin, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam

> *Five men. They appreciate each other's guts and wisdom, and they are always perfect partners in missions. But now, they'll have to hold their pistols at each other...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You hire killers for protection in Hong Kong, but tensions rise among them, the director shoots with a distinct visual style.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, cerebral, raw

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