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The Trough

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An undercover officer starts a war with the leader of a mysterious criminal group.

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Edmund Lee South China Morning Post 05/18/2018
2.5/5
The near-monochrome visuals, kitschy character design and some very glaring plot holes vie for attention in Cheung's highly stylised third feature. Go to Full Review Alex Lines Film Inquiry 05/16/2018
For those who indulge in the "so bad its good" type of film-watching, The Trough offers enough steady laughs and pockets of incomprehensible decisions to warrant an ironic watch. Go to Full Review Grant Watson FILMINK (Australia) 05/13/2018
...true cult films you can never properly pick at the time, but The Trough is certainly in the running. Go to Full Review John Lui The Straits Times (Singapore) 05/08/2018
2/5
As writer-director, [Nick] Cheung suffers from a classic case of creator narcissism, blocked from thinking about the story as he makes the protagonist - himself - the focus of the film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dick C 11/03/2023 Nick Cheung is my favourite film maker as well as an excellent actor... See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Nick Cheung

Director

Nick Cheung

Yu Qiu

Kai-Chung Cheung

Actor

Maggie Ho-yee Cheung

Actor

Jiong He

Actor

Suet Lam

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The Trough

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Movie Info

Synopsis An undercover officer starts a war with the leader of a mysterious criminal group.
Director
Nick Cheung
Screenwriter
Nick Cheung
Production Co
Shanghai Gutian Films, PJ One Cool Film, Bona Film Group, Er Dong Pictures - Beijing, One Cool Film Production, Beijing Each Media
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 51m