Overheard 2
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| Traditional | 竊聽風雲2 |
| Simplified | 窃听风云2 |
| Mandarin | Qiètīng Fēng Yún Èr |
| Cantonese | Sit3 Ting3 Fung1 Wan1 Ji6 |
| Directed by |
Alan Mak Felix Chong |
| Produced by | Derek Yee |
| Written by | Alan Mak Felix Chong |
| Starring |
Louis Koo Lau Ching-wan Daniel Wu |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
| Cinematography | Fletcher Poon Chan Kwok-Hung Jack Lam |
| Edited by | Curran Pang |
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| Distributed by | Distribution Workshop |
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Running time
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121 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | HK$8 million |
| Box office | US$38,119,511 |
Overheard 2 is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Overheard where Koo, Lau and Wu play different roles with a different storyline, but the key elements of the first film are kept. Another sequel, Overheard 3 was released on 30 May 2014.
Production started in February and filming lasted for three months. A press conference was held during the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival on 10 June. The film was released on 18 August in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Manson Lo, the head broker of Man Sang Securities is shown giving his prediction of the Hong Kong stock market on television. Through the viewpoint of an eavesdropper, it is revealed that Lo works for five of the richest in Hong Kong to manipulate the prices of shares in the stock market. When leaving his office, he realizes that he is being tailed (by Joe Sze-ma) and though successful in shaking off the tail, is involved in a traffic accident.
Inspector Ho and his team discover a military grade eavesdropping device upon examining Lo’s Ferrari. Ho later visits Lo in hospital and attempts to ask him questions but Lo denies knowledge of being followed and evades the other questions at the advice of Emily, his wife and lawyer. Lo’s past is revealed by Ho – Lo’s firm owed the bank money but because of the stock market crash, Lo instead made a lot of money and then became the broker to the five.
In his office, Lo reveals to Emily that he was being followed. She then tells him about Insepctor Ho’s history – not much is known about his previous cases in the police force but his wife (Tsui Foon) was a lawyer that went to jail for using clients’ money to pay off debts after losing money in the stock market, with him being the one that aided in her arrest.
Ho then enters the room and scans the opposing buildings. After noticing something at Diamond House, he directs Tsui Hoi and Fanny to proceed there. However, as Ho was about to go there with more men, the suspect (Joe Sze-ma) escapes, injuring Tsui Hoi. A chase then ensues. Joe sets off some flares and eventually manages to injure Ho and escape via a bus for elderly living in a home for those with dementia. It is revealed that Joe’s mother (Mrs Sze-ma) is a resident in the nursing home.
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