Life Without Principle

Life Without Principle

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2011 · 107 min · ★ 6.7 · Crime, Drama

A criminal, a bank clerk and a police officer find their destinies entwined when a loan shark gets assaulted after having withdrawn $10 million from the bank in the midst of the world financial crisis.

Directed by Johnnie To · Written by Jeff Cheung Ka-Kit

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