Director Kuei was renowned for his hard-nosed take on Hong Kong’s most popular genres. Here a security chief’s brutal acts in the name of justice lead him to question the very system he has vowed to uphold.

The Dowager Empress’ ruthless security chief is sent to the south to recover stolen palace treasures and hunt down its thieves. As his men are killed one by one, he finds himself questioning his faith in the system he has vowed to uphold.  A period set crime film; The Killer Constable bridges the gap between the Shaw Brothers studio films of the early 1970s and the more cynical approach of the Hong Kong New Wave. It is considered by many as director Kuei’s finest hour (and 38 minutes).

_{CRIME: Hong Kong Style} 

_{With a city of 7.2 million people, you’re bound to get a few bad apples. CRIME: Hong Kong Style is an explosive new season of crime films from Hong Kong on tour throughout the UK in February – April 2016, presented by HOME, Manchester.}

_{From noir-tinged thrillers, to tales of hardnosed gangsters, to entertainingly comic capers, CRIME: Hong Kong Style offers stone cold classics (Infernal Affairs, Election), cult movies (Police Story, As Tears Go By), forgotten gems (Portland Street Blues) and, with premieres of Dante Lam’s That Demon Within and the legendary Ringo Lam’s Wild City, the latest releases from some of the world’s most revered and stylish directors.}

_{Full details of the season and participating venues can be found at homemcr.org/hk-crime}

_{Curated by Andy Willis, Reader in Film Studies at the University of Salford and Senior Visiting Curator: Film at HOME. Produced by Rachel Hayward, Programme Manager: Film with the assistance of Jessie Gibbs, CRIME: Hong Kong Style Project Coordinator for HOME.}

_{CRIME: Hong Kong Style is presented with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from The National Lottery. This season is also supported by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London.}