Hong Kong Synopsis
門徒
“Honor… Obligation… Betrayal… There's Only One Choice!”
A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players, Banker. Now, Nick has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment and to the money.
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Drama + Thriller in Hong Kong
61 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Protégé itself).
The 2006–2008 Hong Kong Window
Protégé holds position #9 of 37 Hong Kong films in the 2006–2008 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 Protégé premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2007.
The 606th 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
91 audience reviews — more than 79% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 73th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #199 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #102 of 311 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English, Thai |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Artforce International, Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Bona Film Group |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | April 13, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0841150 |