The Mission is a 1999 Hong Kong action film produced and directed Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Lui, Lam Suet, and Simon Yam. Triad boss Lung , who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis , James , Mike , Roy and Shin for his protection. Film producers Roy Lee and Doug Davison, along with their production company Vertigo Entertainment, have planned an American remake of The Mission which is to be distributed by Universal Pictures, with Peter Berg as the film's director. The Mission was well received. In a 2004 interview... with director Johnnie To for the website GreenCine, Sean Axmaker states that The Mission is "the best crime film to come from Hong Kong in years. It's austere and still, beautifully composed and tense, and the characters are professional and efficient, positioning themselves for efficiency and communicating and interacting silently while on the job.
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| Release date: | 1999 |
| Directed by: | Johnnie To |
| Runtime: | 81 Minutes |
| Producer: | Johnnie To |
| Cinematography: | Cheng Siu-Keung |
| Genre: | Thriller |