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{{Infobox Film▼
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▲{{Infobox Filmfilm
| name = PTU
| image = PTUposter.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Johnnie To]]
| producer = Johnnie To
| writer = [[Yau Nai-Hoi]]<br>[[Au Kin-Yee]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Simon Yam]]<br>[[Maggie Shiu]]<br>[[Lam Suet]]<br>[[Ruby Wong]]
| music = Chung Chi-wing
| cinematography = [[Cheng Siu-Keung]]
| editing = [[Law Wing-cheongcheung]]
| studio = [[Milkyway Image]]
| distributor = '''Hong Kong:'''<br>[[Mei Ah Entertainment|Mei Ah Film Production Co. Ltd.]]<br>'''United States:'''<br>[[The Weinstein Company]] <small>([[DVD]])</small><br>[[Dragon Dynasty]] <small>(DVD)</small>
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|4|17|Hong Kong}}
| runtime = 88 min.minutes
| country = {{Film Hong Kong}}
| language = Cantonese
| budget = HK$4,000,000
| gross =
}}
'''''PTU''''', (also known as '''''PTU: Police Tactical Unit'''''), is a 2003 [[Hong Kong]] [[crime film|crimeneo-noir]] [[Thrilleraction (genre)|thriller film]] produced and directed by [[Johnnie To]], starring [[Simon Yam]], [[Maggie Shiu]], [[Lam Suet]] and [[Ruby Wong]].
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==SynopsisPlot==
The filmsfilm follows a series of encounters of a group of patrolling [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]] oftroopers during one single night, wherewhich starts off when the patrol-team tries to help ana Organisedsergeant Crimeof andthe District Anti-Triad BureauSquad Sergeantof the Hong Kong Police Force, Lo Sa, to retrieve his lost service-issue [[revolver]] after he was assaulted by a group of [[Triad (underground society)|triad]] members. The films portrays the police officers' use of extralegalextra-legal means to achieve investigativethe results of resultinvestigations and revealreveals the complex relationships between criminals and police officers, the hostility amongamongst criminals themselves, and even the rivalry among different bureaux within the [[Hong Kong Police Force|Police Force]].
 
==Cast==
* [[Simon Yam]] as [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]] Sergeant Mike Ho
* [[Maggie Shiu]] as Police Tactical Unit Sergeant Kat
* [[Lam Suet]] as Organised Crime andDistrict Anti-Triad BureauSquad Sergeant Lo Sa
* [[Ruby Wong]] as CriminalDistrict IntelligenceCrime BureauSquad Inspector Leigh Cheng
* [[Raymond Wong Ho-Yinyin]] as SupervisorConstable Wong
* [[Eddy Ko]] as Eye Ball
* Loi[[Lo Hoi-pang]] as Bald Head
* [[Kenneth Cheung]] as Orderly
 
==Production==
According to To, the budget for the film was approximately {{HKD|4000000}} or about {{Usd|500000}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Axmaker |first=Sean |date=February 19, 2004 |title=Karma Chameleon: A talk with Johnnie To (Page 2) |url=http://www.greencine.com/article?action=view&articleID=111&pageID=213 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420115905/http://www.greencine.com/article?action=view&articleID=111&pageID=213 |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=[[GreenCine]]}}</ref> It was shot entirely at night.<ref name=":0" />
 
While the final shootout sequence of the film takes place in [[Canton Road]], To reportedly said that "if there was a single location where he would have wanted to stage a gunfight battle, it was [[Cameron Road]], but he could not get permission from the police to do it". The sequence was actually shot in [[Ap Lei Chau]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Teo |first=Stephen |author-link= |date=2007 |title=Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film |url=https://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-962-209-839-8/director-in-action/reviews |location= |publisher=[[Hong Kong University Press]] |pages=128, 129, 264 |isbn=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221223307/https://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-962-209-839-8/director-in-action/reviews |archive-date=21 December 2012 }}</ref>
 
==Reception==
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* '''Won''': Best Picture (Johnnie To)
* '''Won''': Best Screenplay ([[Yau Nai-Hoi]] and [[Au Kin-Yee]])
* '''Won''': Best Supporting Actor ([[Lam Suet]])
 
'''[[Golden Horse Film Festival]]'''
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* '''Nominated''': Best Cinematography ([[Cheng Siu-Keung]])
* '''Nominated''': Best Director (Johnnie To)
* '''Nominated''': Best Editing ([[Law Wing-Cheongcheung]])
* '''Nominated''': Best Costume Design (Sukie Yip)
* '''Nominated''': Best Original Film Score (Chung Chi Wing)
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* '''Nominated''': Best Screenplay (Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee)
* '''Nominated''': Best Sound Effects (Martin Chappell)
* '''Nominated''': Best Supporting Actress ([[Maggie SiuShiu]])
* '''Nominated''': Best New Performer ([[Kenneth Cheung]])
* '''Nominated''': Best Visual Effects (Stephen Ma)
 
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==Sequels==
{{main|Tactical Unit (film series)}}
*''Tactical Unit: The Code'' (2008), directed by [[Wing-cheong Law]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/tactical_unit_code.html|title = Tactical Unit - the Code (機動部隊 - 警例) (2008)}}</ref>
*''Tactical Unit: No Way Out'' (2009), directed by [[Lawrence Ah Mon]]
*''Tactical Unit: Human Nature'' (2008), directed by Andy Ng
*''Tactical Unit: Partners'' (2009), directed by [[Lawrence Ah Mon]]
*''[[Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms|Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms]]'' (2009) directed by [[Wing-cheong Law]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/tactical_unit_comrades.html|title=Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms (機動部隊 - 同袍) (2009)}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Ingham |first=Michael |author-link= |date=2009 |title=Johnnie To Kei-Fung's PTU |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/5673 |location= |publisher=[[Hong Kong University Press]] |page= |isbn=9789622099197}}
 
==External links==
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