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Confession of Pain is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Andrew Lau released in USA on 21 december 2006 with Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Confession of Pain (2006)
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Add to a movie listConfession of Pain is a 2006 Hong Kong crime drama film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi and Xu Jinglei.
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Police inspectors Lau Ching-hei and Yau Kin-bong arrest a rapist in 2003. When Yau returns home later, he sees that his pregnant girlfriend has committed suicide by slitting her wrists. Yau is so depressed with her death that he indulges in alcohol and turns in his police badge to work as a private investigator. He becomes obsessed with finding out the reason for his girlfriend's suicide.Actors
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
(Lau Ching-Hei)
Takeshi Kaneshiro
(Yau Kin-Bong)
Shu Qi
(Hung)
Chapman To
(Tsui Wing-Kwong)
Wan Yeung-ming
(Uncle Man)
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