That Demon Within

That Demon Within

Action, Crime

By a strange twist of fate, dutiful Hong Kong policeman Dave Wong (Daniel Wu) saves the life of the leader of a violent gang of armed robbers. When they commit another crime, Dave is determined to put an end to their activities. He works with the leader Hon Kong (Nick Cheung), whom the gang had betrayed, to engineer a plan to wreak havoc within the gang and let the gangsters kill one another. But it becomes increasingly obvious to Dave and to his colleagues that Dave is suffering from a severe mental disorder, and Dave finds that instead of upholding the law as a righteous police officer, he has now become a fugitive wanted for murder. Dave changes his plan and executes one final move that is certain to wipe out all traces of the gang and restore his reputation as a good police officer.

Cast

Daniel WU
Nick CHEUNG

Crew

Producer Candy LEUNG
Director Dante LAM
Screenplay Dante LAM
Screenplay Jack NG

Awards & Nominations

The 64th Berlin International Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection
    Panorama Special

The 34th Hong Kong Film Awards 2015

  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Dante Lam
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Daniel Wu
  • Nominated
    Best Film Editing
    Patrick Tam, Curran Pang
  • Nominated
    Best Sound Design
    Phyllis Cheng, Ip Siu Kei 
  • Nominated
    Best Visual Effects
    Alex Lim Hun Fung, Lin Chun Yue, Yee Kwok Leung

The 21st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards 2015

  • Won
    Film of Merit
  • Nominated
    Best Screenplay
    Dante Lam, Jack Ng

The 9th Asian Film Awards 2015

  • Nominated
    Best Editor
    Patrick Tam, Curran Pang

The 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection
    Closing Film

The 6th Macau International Movie Festival 2014

  • Nominated
    Best Picture
  • Nominated
    Best Director
    Dante Lam
  • Nominated
    Best Actor
    Daniel Wu
  • Nominated
    Best Supporting Actor
    Andy On
  • Nominated
    Best Cinematography
    Kenny Tse

The 5th Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection
    Closing Film

The 16th Udine Far East Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection

The 47th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2014

  • In Competition
    Fantàstic Competition

The 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection
    World Fantastic Cinema

The 14th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection

The 10th Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection
    Eyes On Asia

The 13th Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2014

  • Official Selection

The 12th Chang Chun Film Festival 2015

  • Official Selection

The 18th Fantasia International Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection

The 26th Helsinki International Film Festival 2014

  • Official Selection

The 3rd Cross-strait Three ' Top Ten Chinese' Film Festival Awards 2015

  • Nominated

The 33rd Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2015

  • Official Selection

The 14th Chennai International Film Festival 2017

  • Official Selection
    Asian Cinerama AFAA Roadshow

The 36th Hawaii International Film Festival 2016

  • Official Selection

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