# Overheard (2009)

> Three Hong Kong police officers monitoring a listed company become trapped between duty, greed, and the dangerous secrets their surveillance uncovers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14731

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Felix Chong Man-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai
- Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Zhang Jingchu, Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Michael Wong, Dominic Lam Ka-Wah, Waise Lee Chi-Hung
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1349853/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: paranoid, brooding, tense, crime thriller night, hong kong cinema marathon

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