Hong Kong Synopsis
傷城
“The heart is a lonely hunter…”
In a city of love and prosperity, a city of lost hope and premature death, veteran detective Hei feels it all: the hurt, the helplessness, the horror. When his father-in-law, the billionaire benefactor Kim, is gruesomely murdered in his palatial mansion, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective.
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Crime + Drama in Hong Kong
68 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Confession of Pain itself).
The 2005–2007 Hong Kong Window
Confession of Pain holds position #19 of 41 Hong Kong films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Confession of Pain premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 2006.
The 602nd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
62 audience reviews — more than 72% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 67th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #372 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #95 of 167 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Media Asia Film, Sil-Metropole Organisation, Basic Pictures, Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | December 21, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0834902 |