# Tactical Unit - The Code (2008)

> A volatile Hong Kong police thriller pits a tactical unit against its own accountability investigators after surveillance footage appears to expose brutality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/40512

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action
- Director: Law Wing-Cheong
- Cast: Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu Mei-Kei, Lam Suet, Joseph Lee Kwok-Lun, Teddy Lin Wai-Kin, Cheung Wing-Cheung, Lau Kwok-Shing, Lam King-Kong
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256635/

## Ember's analysis

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

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