Chek law dak gung (2002)

Director:

Siu-Tung Ching

Writer:

Jing Wong (writer)

Release Date:

15 November 2002 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

They will seduce you - just before they kill you!

Plot:

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins...

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Assassin | Hong Kong | Assassination | Rape

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Marit Thoresen	...	Fiona Birch
Almen Wong Pui-Ha	...	Madam M (as Almen Wong)
Daniel Wu	...	Jack Chen
Natalie Kyoko Waters	...	Little Katherine (as Kai Yan Kwok)
Renee Nichole Rommeswinkel	...	Young Charlene Ching
Chia-li Mo	...	Little Jing (as Mo Ka Lai)
Augustin Aguerreberry	...	Drillmaster
Maggie Q	...	Charlene Ching
Anya	...	Katherine
Jewel Lee	...	Jing
Monica Lo	...	Student murdered in Cage
Benny Lai	...	Tattooed Yakuza Boss
Pei-pei Cheng	...	Faye Ching
Dennis Chan	...	Mr. Chan
Andrew Lin	...	Ryuichi

Also Known As:

Naked Weapon (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Chi luo te gong (China: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

92 min | USA:90 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Finland:K-18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | South Korea:15 | Australia:R | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Media Asia Films

Trivia:

Mark Aldred, who played the Russian crime boss (uncredited) was fired from his job as an English teacher in a Hong Kong primary school because the principal had discovered his role in this film. After a lengthy hearing, an industrial tribunal awarded Aldred HK$11,600 as a contract gratuity. However, it threw out his claim for around $79,000 in damages and dismissed Aldred's claims that his sacking was unlawful.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene where "china doll" is analyzed, they misspell PHILIPPINES as PHILLIPPINES.

Movie Connections:

References Léon (1994)

Sexy women, brutal action, and a good story. It doesn't get any better.

Babes killing with their bare hands after seducing a guy; what a great premise. I highly recommend this one to anyone that doesn't have an aversion to violence. And if you're worried that movie only offers sex, you're wrong. Actually, I think there are only a couple scenes that actually have nudity. What you get is to see very attractive women learn how to kill, practice killing, and then kill some more. Furthermore, the situations that are presented are especially memorable. The fights are also well done and they are just on the edge of believability. As for the story, this film was constantly surprising me-every time I thought I knew what would happen next, I was wrong! This movie has hot women, brutal violence and an unpredictable and engaging story. This is the best film I have seen this year.