The Sparring Partner
“Based on the crime and trial that rocked Asia.”
Adapted from a sensational real-life case in 2013, the intricate story begins when a young man partners with his friend to murder and dismember his parents. Pleading not guilty, the defense attorneys soon turn on each other, as the defendants play the devil and idiot game. Meanwhile, heated debates emerge inside the jury room, where nine jurors grapple with the truth.
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Cast
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Yeung Wai-Lun
Henry Cheung
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Mak Pui-Tung
Angus Tong
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Louisa So Yuk-wah
Carrie Yau
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Jan Lamb
Wilson Ng
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Michael Chow Man-kin
Allen Chu
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Gloria Yip Wan-yee
Yip Wai Ping
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Chung Suet-ying
Cheng Ka Man
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Harriet Yeung Sze-man
Tong Man Shan
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Chu Pak-him
Cheung Hin Jo
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Matt Chow Hoi-kwong
Superintendent Kam
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Rachel Leung
Ho Man Yee
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Ursula Wong Yue-Si
Liu Mei Fan
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Ho Cheuk-Tin Director · Frankie Tam Gong-yuen Writer Oliver Yip Writer
First release August 30, 2022 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Word By Word Limited, Fiece Urchin Production Limited
Production
Mei Ah Entertainment
Production
Word By Word Limited
Production
Fiece Urchin Production Limited
Production
Film Development Fund of Hong Kong
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
正義迴廊
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 30, 2022
Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China · October 27, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
February 27, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 1, 2023 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 18, 2022 · Theatrical
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