SPL: Sha Po Lang (traditional Chinese: 殺破狼), also known in the United States as Kill Zone, is a 2005 Hong Kong martial arts-action-crime film directed by Wilson Yip, with fight choreography by the film's star Donnie Yen. The film co-stars Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, and Wu Jing. Yam portrays a retiring police detective who resorts to the use of questionable methods in order to catch Wong Po (Hung), a ruthless Triad boss.
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SPL: Sha Po Lang (traditional Chinese: 殺破狼), also known in the United States as Kill Zone, is a 2005 Hong Kong martial arts-action-crime film directed by Wilson Yip, with fight choreography by the film's star Donnie Yen. The film co-stars Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, and Wu Jing. Yam portrays a retiring police detective who resorts to the use of questionable methods in order to catch Wong Po (Hung), a ruthless Triad boss.
The title, Sha Po Lang refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology that each represent a different star capable of good or evil depending on their position in the heavens..
Hong Kong Police Detective Chan (Simon Yam) has devoted his career to putting the notorious Triad boss Wong Po (Sammo Hung) behind bars. While escorting a witness with damning evidence of Wong Po's wrong doing to court, the police van is rammed at high speed by a car driven by the ruthless assassin Jack (Wu Jing). The wreck kills the witness and his wife, but spares the witness' young daughter....
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