Ruse of Engagement
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Ruse of Engagement official poster
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| Also known as |
ATF反恐 ATF: Anti-Terrorist Force' |
| Genre |
Crime drama Action Thriller |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Ka Wai-nam |
| Starring |
Ruco Chan Ron Ng Aimee Chan Yoyo Mung Louise Lee Eddie Kwan Kenny Wong Lai Lok-yi |
| Theme music composer | Yip Siu-chung |
| Opening theme | "Nick of Time" (千鈞一髮) by Ron Ng & Ruco Chan |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer(s) | Amy Wong |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
| Distributor | TVBI |
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| Original network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 17 March – 18 April 2014 |
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| Chinese | 叛逃 | ||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | "traitor escapes" | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | pàntáo |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | bun6 tou4 |
Ruse of Engagement (Chinese: 叛逃; Jyutping: Bun6 Tou4; literally "The Traitor Escapes") is a Hong Kong action crime television drama produced by TVB. Created by Amy Wong, the drama follows two brothers who work as paramilitary officers in the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF), a fictional intelligence agency inspired by the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong police force. Ruse of Engagement aired on 17 March to 18 April 2014 on TVB Jade with 25 episodes.
A bright environment does not mean that darkness does not exist, a peaceful society does not mean that danger does not exist. This era needs a vigilant society to be prepared for emergencies and unexpected events. Although natural disasters and violent acts cause people to panic, the scariest is actually people's mind.
Carson and Alfred, two brothers raised by their widowed mother Tong Shuk-fun, join Hong Kong’s elite police force ATF together. Each specialising in a different talent, Carson succeeds in the force's intelligence unit while Alfred joins ATF's operations unit. With both brothers earning the respect and trust of their superior, ACP Steve Shum, Shuk-fun thought that it was finally time for her to retire in peace.
However, after receiving a piece of intelligence, the two brothers suddenly change sides and become enemies. Carson discovers reliable information about a secret organization through journalist Yip Ting, and he almost loses his life investigating it. Unable to reinstate himself back in the team, he convinces his girlfriend Jessica, an intelligence analyst for ATF, to secretly obtain information from the force's database to help with his investigation.
With details of the case leaking to the opposing organization, Alfred believes that his brother is the mole. Meanwhile, Carson focuses his efforts on luring the real mole, abandoning all ethics in the process.
Ruse of Engagement was a drama that was warehoused for three years by TVB. First introduced to audiences at the 2010 TVB Sales Presentation, then known as the working title "ATF". Production began in May 2011 with Ka Wai Nam (賈偉南) helming the screenplay. Production for the anticipated drama was completed in early September 2011, and post-production work, including the soundtrack additions were completed by late 2012, but for unknown reasons, the broadcast date was pushed back several times by TVB . In May 2013, TVB promoted Ruse of Engagement as one of its top 17 productions to look forward to at the 17th HK FILMART. In early January 2014, TVB finally confirmed that Ruse of Engagement will premiere in March of this year.
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