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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Its coolly composed professional criminals, spare dialogue and sudden bursts of danger echo Fulltime Killer’s stylised Hong Kong underworld, while placing even more weight on loyalty within a tightly observed team.
02
Why this pick
A sleek, fatalistic hitman drama built around rival assassins, shifting loyalties and exquisitely staged gunplay. It shares Fulltime Killer’s heightened cool and melancholy beneath the action.
03
Why this pick
For the meticulous assassin angle: this is a tense, urban Hong Kong thriller about killings engineered to look incidental, with an increasingly paranoid, controlled atmosphere rather than blunt action.
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Why this pick
Its emotionally charged contract killer, cop-criminal pursuit and operatic action provide a more romantic, sincere counterpart to Fulltime Killer’s assassin mythology and cinematic gunplay.
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Why this pick
A poised enforcer is pulled into escalating danger in this visually immaculate neo-noir. Its lonely professionalism, dark glamour and explosive reversals strongly suit Fulltime Killer’s mood.
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01 / THE STORY
Based on a book by Hong Kong filmmaker Pang Ho-cheung, ''Fulltime Killer'' protagonist O is a hitman being challenged by new hotshot Lok Tok-wah. O has lived a life of seclusion as the number one hitman in Asia. The woman living at his contact address is captured after O foils a set-up by his boss. He then goes on the run whilst trying to fend off his adversary. The last part of the movie focuses on an Interpol detective's attempt to write the story of Tok and O.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
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Lok Tok-Wah
Albert Lee
