Hong Kong Synopsis
Laughing Gor之變節
“An undercover on both sides of the law”
Laughing (MICHAEL TSE) is formally a police undercover. However due to a drug trafficking case, Inspector Pan (FELIX WONG) is hot on his trails. Before Laughing becomes a police undercover, he works under triad leader Yi (ANTHONY WONG). Yi treats Laughing as his own brother, however to protect his territory and illegal businesses, Yi instructed Laughing to join the police force and act as his undercover. Laughing is a high-flyer in the police academy. However he never got a chance to join the force because he is specially picked by Inspector Xian (YUEN BIAO) to be an undercover in the underworld syndicate. Hence Laughing becomes a “double-undercover”. Yi is happy that Laughing is allocated to the triad of his rival (FRANCIS NG). To make his situation worse, Laughing falls in love with the triad leader’s sister, Karen. Justice, brotherhood and love, what will Laughing decide on? His decision will be a turning point in his life.
The 2008–2010 Hong Kong Window
55 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Turning Point sits at position #45.
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The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Turning Point premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #779 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #492 of 516 (top 95%).