Eye in the Sky (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Yau Nai-hoi |
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Johnnie To Tsui Siu-Ming |
| Written by | Yau Nai-hoi Au Kin-yee |
| Starring |
Simon Yam Tony Leung Ka-fai Kate Tsui |
| Music by | Guy Zerafa Dave Klotz |
| Cinematography | Tony Cheung |
| Edited by | David M. Richardson |
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| Distributed by | Sundream Motion Pictures |
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90 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
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Cantonese English |
| Box office | US$1,792,872 |
Eye in the Sky (simplified Chinese: 跟踪; traditional Chinese: 跟蹤, Literally: Tracing) is a 2007 Hong Kong crime film starring Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Miss Hong Kong pageant winner Kate Tsui in her film debut. Yam and Tsui play surveillance operatives on the trail of a gang of professional robbers led by Chan Chong-Shan (Leung). The title is derived from the casino surveillance tech "eye in the sky". It marks the directorial debut of Yau Nai-hoi, a long-time screenwriter for films directed by Johnnie To, who co-produced the film with his production company Milkyway Image. Eye in the Sky premiered as an Official Selection at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, and as an Opening Film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. It was released in Hong Kong on 21 June 2007.
Eye in the Sky takes place around the darker side of Hong Kong society. The story begins with a group of organised burglars successfully robbing a jewelry store. Wet-behind-the-ears new recruit Piggy (Kate Tsui) is plunged at the deep end in her first surveillance assignment working alongside her mentor, Sergeant Wong (Simon Yam). They work for the Hong Kong Police Force's Criminal Intelligence Bureau. After reviewing the jewelry store surveillance videos recordings, the force attempts to track down one of the robbers by staking out the neighborhood they think he lives in.
Fatman (Lam Suet) is identified and tracked without his knowledge through a combination of tails, surveillance footage, and data-mining, including accessing his Octopus card. The force ambush is established at the scene of the next robbery, but the elusive Hollow Man (Tony Leung Ka-fai) notices the police. As the robbers flee, some are killed by a Police Tactical Unit, but the rest escape. Chan kills an uniformed police officer as he flees, and Piggy stops to give first aid rather than continue the pursuit.
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