Beast Stalker

Beast Stalker
Directed by	Dante Lam
Produced by	Dante Lam Candy Leung Cheung Hong-tat
Written by	Dante Lam Ng Wai-lun
Starring	Nicholas Tse Zhang Jingchu Nick Cheung Sherman Chung Philip Keung Derek Kok Liu Kai-chi Miao Pu Wong Suet-yin Zhang He
Music by	Henry Lai
Cinematography	Cheung Man-po Tse Chung-to
Edited by	Chan Ki-hop
Distributed by	Emperor Motion Pictures
Release dates	27 November 2008 (2008-11-27) (Hong Kong)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Mandarin
Box office	HK$8 million

Beast Stalker (Chinese: 證人) is a 2008 Hong Kong action thriller film written, produced and directed by Dante Lam. The film stars Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung, Zhang Jingchu and Liu Kai-chi.

Premise

A traffic accident changed their lives forever.

In capturing wanted criminal Zhang Yidong, Sergeant Tong Fei (Nicholas Tse) was involved in a gunfight and car accident that put the criminal in a coma. But in the process he also crippled a fellow officer, and mistakenly shot dead the elder daughter of public prosecutor and single mother Gao Min (Zhang Jingchu). Unable to handle the guilt, Tong Fei succumbs to a fog of pain. Gao Min, meanwhile, pours all her love and attention to her younger daughter Ling.

Three months later, the criminal Cheung Yat-tung awakens from his coma. Gao Min, who had been working hard on bringing him to justice, insists he stand trial immediately.

Cast

• Nicholas Tse as Sergeant Tong Fei
• Nick Cheung as Hung King
• Zhang Jingchu as Ann Gao
• Miao Pu as Li
• Liu Kai-chi as Sun
• Sherman Chung as Christy
• Zhang He as Thomas
• Lau Kong as Chuen
• Derek Kok as Michael
• Joe Cheung as Judge Lee
• Philip Keung as Cheung Yat-tung
• Wong Suet-yin as Ling
• Wong Sum-yin as Yee
• Cheung Kwok-wai as Fai
• Chan Shu-chi as Chi
• Tse Kai-cheong as Tommy
• Cho King-man as King Man
• Ho Mei-yin as Teacher
• Lam Siu-ha as Baking Instructor
• Esther Kwan as Li (voice)

Reception

Derek Elley of Variety wrote, "Crying out for a Stateside remake from its opening reel, stygian crimer Beast Stalker grips like a vise, and is unquestionably the finest Asian action-psychodrama since South Korea's The Chaser last year." Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "This glossy, flashily directed plausibility-stretcher picks up whenever the bad guy's unusual character and history are being explored, but flattens out when the focus shifts back from pursued to pursuer." G. Allen Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle called it a new addition to "Hong Kong's great cycle of kinetic action films".

Awards

Awards
Ceremony	Category	Name	Outcome
15th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Won
	Film of Merit	Beast Stalker	Won
28th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Screenplay	Jack Ng, Dante Lam	Nominated
	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Liu Kai-chi	Won
	Best Film Editing	Chan Ki-hop	Nominated
	Best Sound Design	Phyllis Cheng, Nip Kei-wing, David Wong	Nominated
46th Golden Horse Awards	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Won
	Best Action Choreography	Stephen Tung	Nominated
3rd Asian Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nick Cheung	Nominated
	Best Editor	Chan Ki-hop	Nominated
53rd Asia Pacific Film Festival	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Won
10th Changchun Film Festival	Best Actor	Nick Cheung	Won

External links

• Beast Stalker at IMDb
• Beast Stalker at AllMovie
• Beast Stalker at Rotten Tomatoes