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Wikipedia article
'Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms' is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Law Wing-Cheong. This film is also called "PTU 2",Hong Kong Cinemagic, [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=10729 PTU2] (accessed 12-21-2009) in reference to the first film in the series, 'PTU', though it is not the second entry in the 'Tactical Unit' series.
"Comrades in Arms" has been featured in the '2009 Hong Kong Film Panorama' in Brussels,7th Space, [http://7thspace.com/headlines/328035/hong_kong_film_panorama_opens_in_brusselswith_photos.html Hong Kong Film Panorama opens in Brussels], 'HKSAR Government' (accessed 12-22-2009) the '2009 New York Asian Film Festival' of New York City,New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/movies/19asia.html Asian Movies All Over the Map], David Kehr, 18 June 2009 (accessed 22-12-2009) the 2009 'Zero em Comportamento' festival of Lisbon, [http://www.guiadacidade.pt/portugal/?G=artigos.index&artid=21592&distritoid=11 Mostra de Cinema de Hong Kong], 08-10-2009 (accessed 2009-12-22) and the '2009 Fantasia Festival' of Montreal.Fantasia, [http://fantasiafest.com/2009/en/films/film_detail.php?id=80 Comrades in Arms], 2009
Plot
As a front-line police officer, you never leave a brother behind or bite a brother's behind... Tactical Unit Column Sergeant Sam (Simon Yam) and May (Maggie Siu) have been working together for some time but have never got along well. May is promoted recently as she always wins praises from her supervisor, whereas Sam is shut out from any chance of promotion. As a result, their column's morale drops to all-time low. A daring bank heist takes the tactical unit to Hong Kong's remote mountains searching for armed bandits. As Sam and May lead their team to conduct sweeps amidst treacherous terrain and deadly ambushes, they understand the only way to survive the mission is if they stick together as one.
Cast
* Simon Yam - Sam
* Maggie Shiu - May
* Lam Suet - Fat Lo
* Samuel Pang - Roy
* Vincent Sze - Cow
* Ben Wong - Officer Ho
* Teddy Lin
* Tommy Yuen
* Lam King Kong
* Lam Diy Kuen
* Wong Chi Wai
* Cheung Wing Cheung
* Hon Chun
* Lee Gin Hing
* Luk Man Wai
* Ma Chao
* Wong Gwan Hong
* Jack Wong Wai Leung
* Wong Wa Wo
Production
Several scenes of the film were shot at St. Joseph's Church in Ma On Shan Village.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: [https://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/N103_Appraisal_En.pdf St. Joseph's Church, Ma On Shan Tsuen Road]
Release
'Comrades in Arms' was released in theaters on 8 January 2009. The film was released on DVD and VCD on 17 April 2009.
Awards and nominations
'16th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award'
* 'Film of Merit'
See also
* Tactical Unit (film series)
References
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