Rule No. 1

The correct title of this article is Rule #1. The substitution or omission of the # is because of technical restrictions.

Rule #1
File:RuleNo1.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Kelvin Tong
Produced by	Lam Tak Candy Leung
Screenplay by	Kelvin Tong
Story by	Kelvin Tong John Powers
Starring	Shawn Yue Ekin Cheng Stephanie Che Fiona Xie
Music by	Joe Ng Alex Oh
Cinematography	Venus Keung
Edited by	Azrael Chung
Production company	Fortune Star Entertainment Mediacorp Raintree Pictures Scorpio East Pictures Dream Movie Entertainment Overseas Boku Films
Distributed by	Fortune Star Entertainment
Release dates	4 September 2008 (2008-09-04)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	US$932,596

Rule #1 is a 2008 Hong Kong horror film directed by Kelvin Tong and starring Shawn Yue, Ekin Cheng, Stephanie Che and Fiona Xie.

Plot

While on duty during an assignment, young sergeant Lee Kwok-keung (Shawn Yue) shot and killed serial killer Chan Fuk-loi (Ben Yuen) after he had his four limbs crippled by Chan. Forty nine days later, Lee woke up in the hospital but his testimony was not recognized by the police because of his description which contains some supernatural things. His superior then transferred him to the Miscellaneous Affairs Department to let him rest.

Unlike the heroic duty of fighting crime and protecting citizens, the Miscellaneous Affairs deals with unusual cases, which is intriguing and makes people feel lost. The head of the Miscellaneous Affairs, Inspector Wong Yiu-fai (Ekin Cheng), is an eccentric and beer-guzzling man. Wong and Lee work together for the Miscellaneous Affairs to solve an unusual request: to eliminate the fear of every citizen seeking help. While carrying out their duties, Wong pretentiously tells Lee the first commandment of the Miscellaneous Affairs: There are no ghosts in this world! In fact, this first commandment is just a lie. The primary task for the Miscellaneous Affairs of dealing unusual cases is to conceal supernatural incidents to the community to reduce social panic.

Just when Wong and Lee take over the Saint Austina High School Massacre case, the ghost of Chan Fuk-loi possess into the body of Lee's wife, May (Fiona Xie), while Lee was also possessed later. The possessed Lee shoots and kills Wong and other colleagues and then makes up his own story to deceive the police.

Cast

• Shawn Yue as Sergeant Lee Kwok-keung
• Ekin Cheng as Inspector Wong Yiu-fai
• Stephanie Che as Esther
• Fiona Xie as May
• Renee Lee as Siu-man
• Bill Liu as Telephone
• Gloria Wong as Woman on bus
• Tsui Hing-wah as Man on bus
• Ben Yuen as Chan Fuk-loi
• Leung Tse-yan as Girl in car trunk
• Ng Siu-kong as DCP Lau
• Alex To as Harold
• Poon Cheuk-ming as Swimming Pool Guard
• Yu Sin-man as Ghost in swimming pool
• Choi Ka-po as Lam Siu-yuk
• Tsang Yuk-kuen as Nursing Home Matron
• Chow Chi-sing as Bartender
• Tsui Kwai-san as Cinema Caretaker
• Ng Fung-ming as Real Estate Agent
• Chan Ching-yee as Winnie Lai
• Lee Pui-san as Gillian
• Cheng Lai-pung as Doctor Au Chi-wai
• Ivy Lau as Nurse
• Jordon Ho as Coroner
• Ho Chi-wai as Rude Policeman
• Wong Kam-tong as Pig Farmer
• Leung Suk-fun as Pig Farmer's wife
• Wong Lo-yiu as Kwok Siu-lan
• Chow Suk-wai as Policewoman
• Helen Lee as Teacher Lee
• Vanessa Tuan as School girl # 1
• Mo Kai-lai as School girl # 2
• Chan Yu-yan as School girl # 3

Awards and nominations

• 2008 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
  • Won: Best Actor (Shawn Yue, Ekin Cheng)
  • Nominated: Best of Puchon (Kelvin Tong)
• 2009 Singapore International Film Festival
  • Won: Silver Screen Award for Best Singapore Film (Kelvin Tong)

See also

• Ekin Cheng filmography

External links

• Rule #1 at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Rule #1 at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Rule #1 at IMDb
• Rule #1 film review at LoveHKFilm.com