China Flash Point is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
導火線
“They made it personal… He'll make them pay.”
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Flash Point. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Mandarin Films
The 2006–2008 China Window
Flash Point holds position #17 of 56 China films in the 2006–2008 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Flash Point premiered alongside 21 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 28m runtime, production spent $91K per minute on screen and earned $70K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other China films in 2007.
The 162nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
295 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #373 of 946 China films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #97 of 319 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Vietnamese, English, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Mandarin Films, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Beijing Enlight Pictures, Bona Film Group |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | July 26, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0992911 |