# Protégé (2007)

> An undercover agent’s long immersion in Hong Kong’s drug trade turns professional deception into a crisis of loyalty, identity, and conscience.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10062

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Derek Yee Tung-Sing
- Cast: Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, Zhang Jingchu, Anita Yuen Wing-Yee, Nirut Sirijanya, He Meitian, Liu Kai-Chi
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0841150/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, morally ambiguous, tense, late night viewing, crime thriller marathon

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