The Mission (1999 film)

This article is about a crime film. For other uses, see The Mission (disambiguation).

For the movie regarding jesuit priests in South America of the 1750s, see The Mission (1986 film).

The Mission
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Directed by	Johnnie To
Produced by	Johnnie To
Written by	Yau Nai-hoi Milkyway Creative Team
Starring	Anthony Wong Francis Ng Jackie Lui Roy Cheung Lam Suet Simon Yam
Music by	Chung Chi-wing
Cinematography	Cheng Siu-Keung
Edited by	Chan Chi-wai
Production company	Milkyway Image
Distributed by	International Films Enterprise Ltd.
Release dates	19 November 1999 (1999-11-19)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$4,618,846

The Mission (Chinese: 鎗火) is a 1999 Hong Kong crime film produced and directed Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Lui, Lam Suet, and Simon Yam.

Plot

Triad boss Lung (Eddy Ko), who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis (Anthony Wong), James (Lam Suet), Mike (Roy Cheung), Roy (Francis Ng) and Shin (Jackie Lui) for his protection.

Remake

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.

Reception

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." Similarly, an overview of To's body of work that precedes an interview for the magazine Cineaste refers to the film as "To's masterpiece," "a brilliantly conceived, shot, and edited gangster film."

In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. The Mission was listed at 86th place on this list.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
37th Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	The Mission	Nominated
	Best Director	Johnnie To	Won
	Best Actor	Francis Ng	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Lam Suet	Nominated
19th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film	The Mission	Nominated
	Best Director	Johnnie To	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Lam Suet	Nominated
	Best Action Choreography	Cheng Ka-sang	Nominated
	Best Film Editing	Chan Chi-wai	Nominated
	Best Original Film Score	Chung Chi-wing	Nominated
6th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards	Best Film	The Mission	Won
	Best Director	Johnnie To	Won
5th Golden Bauhinia Awards	Best Film	The Mission	Won
	Best Director	Johnnie To	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Roy Cheung	Won
	Best Cinematography	Cheng Siu-Keung	Won
	Top Ten Chinese-language Film	The Mission	Won
HKSAR 10th Anniversary Film Awards	Best Film	The Mission	Nominated
	Best Director	Johnnie To	Won
1st Chinese Film Media Awards	Best Screenplay	Yau Nai-hoi	Won

External links

• The Mission at IMDb
• The Mission at AllMovie
• The Mission at LoveHKFilm.com
• The Mission at Rotten Tomatoes

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