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Accident is the latest film from director Pou-Soi Cheang (Shamo, Dog Bit Dog, and Love Battlefield) and producer Johnnie To (Mad Detective, Election, PTU) via To’s Milkyway Images production.

It tells the story of a crack team of assassins led by Brains (Louis Koo) who instead of forcefully killing their foe, instead come up with elaborate plans to make the murders look like every day accidents.
Each ‘accident’ is painstakingly put together with every minor detail taking care of. It’s this attention to detail which quickly grabs the viewers’ attention from the very opening scene.

Lets face it. Asian cinema is without a doubt the most versatile movie industries in the world. The range of films available and the risks some directors take with their ideas is absolutely stunning to say the least.Beautiful ideas, Amazing character development and thought provoking scenes are just some of the reasons why Asian movies and directors are regarded by many as the best in the world. But for those new to the world of Asian cinema, who are the directors to keep a eye on? Do you really know what movie/director to look for when you go into your local video store ? (they still have video stores these days right?).

Regardless of the fact that the maximum number of action films, especially those that are steeped towards martial arts, are produced in China, it was not till Johnnie To stepped into the act that Chinese movies started marshalling forwards.

Johnnie To is back and with regulars Simon Yam and Anthony Won in ‘Vengenance’.
Vengenance is a stylish thriller with a script written by the Ka-Fai Wai (who also worked on the fantastic Mad Detective).