Ringo Lam Ling-Tung

Lam's Hong Kong action films are grimmer than his peers': cops and robbers alike are trapped. In City on Fire, an undercover cop is pushed by his boss to infiltrate a gang of jewel thieves. He co-directed Twin Dragons with Tsui Hark, a Jackie Chan comedy about twins separated at birth. Triangle is a relay film with Tsui Hark and Johnnie To about three friends who find a treasure.

Signature

• Undercover cops under pressure from all sides.
• A bleak, fatalistic streak in the action.
• City on Fire, a model for Reservoir Dogs.
• Chow Yun-fat in City on Fire.