PTU

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digitasl 5.1 - Cantonese, English
• Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentary - 1. Bey Logan - Cinema Expert
• Featurette - 1. INTO THE PERILOUS NIGHT - Interview with Director Johnnie To
                   2. ON THE TRAIL OF THE SMOKING GUN - Interview with Leading Man Simon Yam
                   3. COOL AS A KAT -  Interview with Leading Lady Maggie Shui
• Trailers

Product Description:

Johnny To (FULLTIME KILLER) directs this Hong Kong action film noir that takes place one dangerous night on the streets where the police tactical unit (PTU) are assigned to patrol. With shadowy alleyways, dingy restaurants, and seedy video game arcades setting the scene for the constantly violent action, PTU is a street war between police and underground thugs. Sergeant Lo (Lam Suet) cruises on his own, while groups of other police officers scan the streets, beating and brutalizing punk kids who report directly to the major thugs Ponytail, Bald Head, and Eye Ball. Lo's main problem is that he has lost his police-issue handgun and he badly wants it back. He follows any leads available trying to find it, even if it means betraying his fellow officers and making a deal with the thugs. A brutal film that nonetheless has moments of absurd comic relief--Lo slips on a banana peel while in pursuit of punks not once but twice--PTU is another solid contribution to To's entertaining repertoire of Hong Kong action flicks.

This movie screened in October 2003 as part of the 41st New York Film Festival organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Plot Keywords:

Film Noir | Guns | Hong Kong | Martial Arts | Murder | Murder Investigations | Police | Theatrical Release | Violence

Production Notes:

• Theatrical Release: August 12, 2005 (LIMITED)

Cast and Crew: