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The White Storm

The White Storm
China poster
Traditional Chinese掃毒
Simplified Chinese扫毒
Literal meaningSweep Away the Poison
Hanyu Pinyinsǎo dú
Jyutpingsou3 duk6
Directed byBenny Chan
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Benny Chan
  • Alvin Lam
  • Wendy Wong
  • Stephen Lam
Starring
CinematographyAnthony Pun (HKSC)
Edited byYau Chi-wai (HKSE)
Music byNicolas Errèra
Production
companies
Distributed byUniverse Films Distribution Company Limited
Release dates
  • 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25) (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
  • 29 November 2013 (2013-11-29) (China)
  • 5 December 2013 (2013-12-05) (Hong Kong)
Running time
134 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguagesCantonese
Thai
English
BudgetUS$16,000,000[1]
Box officeUS$44,670,277[2]

The White Storm, formerly known as The Cartels War[1] (Chinese: 掃毒) is a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese action film directed by Benny Chan. The film stars Sean Lau, Louis Koo, and Nick Cheung.[3] The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 25 October 2013.[4]

A sequel titled The White Storm 2: Drug Lords was released on 16 July 2019, with Koo returning, Andy Lau joining the cast as well as producing and Herman Yau directing.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "Sean Lau, Louis Koo, and Nick Cheung's "The White Storm" Trailer". 15 June 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "The White Storm". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ "扫毒The White Storm (2013)" (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ Cremin, Stephen. "10th HKAFF cooks up a White Storm". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. ^ "【連串計劃】寰宇宣佈開拍《掃毒2》《拆彈2》劉德華新姿態登場". Apple Daily. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference start was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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