The Menu (film)
| The Menu | |
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| Traditional | 導火新聞線 |
| Simplified | 导火新闻线 |
| Mandarin | Dǎo Huǒ Xīn Wén Xiàn |
| Cantonese | Dou6 Fo2 San1 Man4 Sin3 |
| Directed by | Ben Fong |
| Produced by | Pun Man-hung Lee Wing-ho |
| Written by | Pun Man-hung Chiu Mei-yee Wong On-pui Ho Lok |
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| Music by | Kong Fai |
| Cinematography | Wu Wai-tai |
| Edited by | Wong Yuk-ming |
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China 3D Digital Entertainment
iQiyi Motion Pictures Beijing Yuanshi Media YL Pictures Jebsen Century Cultural Industry |
| Distributed by | Gala Film Distribution |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
The Menu (Chinese: 導火新聞線) is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film about journalism and the sequel to the television series of the same name. The film is directed by Ben Fong, who also directed the television series, and stars Ng Man-tat, Gregory Wong, Catherine Chau and Kate Yeung. The film was released on 4 August 2016.
The invention of smart phones has accelerated the decline in print journalism, which online journalism has been replacing. Two years after the death of Kenny Wong and the departure of editor-in-chief Alma Wong, Smart Post is facing a direct challenge from Flash Post, whose online articles receive considerable click rate on its first date of publication. Fong Ying (Catherine Chau), Smart Post's interim editor-in-chief, is warned by CEO Chong Nga-yuen (Justin Cheung) that the newspaper will be forced to shut down if it loses in the competition with Flash Post. On her first day as photojournalist, Mallory Mak (Kate Yeung) comes across the award-winning photo "The Starving of Sudan" and discusses the ethics behind photojournalism with her colleague and boyfriend Lok Ka-fai (Gregory Wong).
Young entrepreneur Ko Yin-yan is interviewed at the television station C99. Seven years ago, he raped and murdered a 17-year-old girl but was acquitted of all charges after he bribed a key witness. Although the witness admitted to giving false testimony later, Ko was unable to be charged again owing to the principle of "double jeopardy", which forbids the prosecution to press the same charge against the same person again. Furious at seeing the murderer of her daughter remain at large, Tam Yui-chi (Ng Man-tat) has long been under hunger strikes protesting the government's slow progress in abolishing double jeopardy despite professional recommendations, but his solo actions have been constantly ignored and at one point mocked by Lok, who told him he can never gain any media attention unless he has a mass support group or he commits a crime. Seeing Ko's visit to the television studio as a chance, Tam, a technician at C99, detonates explosives and takes Ko hostage along with several colleagues of his. Tam demands the Chief Executive, Lo Kin-kuen, to meet with him before midnight, otherwise he will kill all the hostages and himself. He then sends a voice message to his wife Chim Sui-wah (Mimi Kung) informing her of his action, which triggers her cardiac attack and causes her minibus to crash at a high speed.
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