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Port of Call (2015) (Blu-ray + DVD) (Director's Cut) (2-Disc Special Edition) (Hong Kong Version)

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Based on a notorious real-life murder case, Port of Call swept seven awards at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards including Best Screenplay and all the acting prizes. Helmed by Philip Yung, who previously directed May We Chat and served as a writer on Rigor Mortis and As the Light Goes Out , the acclaimed film explores the circumstances around the grisly murder of a teen prostitute. As much a piercing human drama as it is a gory crime mystery, Port of Call delves into the alienated lives of both the victim and the killer leading up to their fatal encounter. Aaron Kwok won Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his turn as the weather-beaten detective trying to get to the bottom of the case, while Mainland Chinese actress Jessie Li makes her Best Actress-winning film debut as the tragic young woman at the center of the story. Hong Kong stage actor/musician Michael Ning won Best Supporting Actor at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Film Awards for his debut role as the murderer in question. Veteran detective Chong (Aaron Kwok) is leading the investigation into a murder case in which the victim's body has been dismembered and disposed of in grisly manner. All signs point to the victim being 16-year-old prostitute Wang Jiamei (Jessie Li) and the perpetrator being deliveryman Ting (Michael Ning), the tenant of the dingy apartment in which the murder occurred. The two had met on the day of her death and there was no apparent motive. Ting soon calmly turns himself in and relays how he killed and dismembered Jiamei. Chong, however, keeps looking for more answers. How did Jiamei, who moved to Hong Kong from China to start a new life just over a year ago, become a high school dropout and a prostitute? And what led the gruff and disaffected but otherwise seemingly reasonable Ting to kill her on their first meeting? This edition comes with the 121-minute Director's Cut of the film and special features (making-of, deleted scenes, trailer, photo gallery).

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