Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms () is a 2009 Hong Kong neo-noir action thriller film directed by Law Wing-Cheong. This film is also called "PTU 2",Hong Kong Cinemagic, PTU2 (accessed 12-21-2009) in reference to the first film in the series, PTU, though it is not the second entry in the Tactical Unit series.
Comrades in Arms has been featured in the 2009 Hong Kong Film Panorama in Brussels,7th Space, Hong Kong Film Panorama opens in Brussels, HKSAR Government (accessed 12-22-2009) the 2009 New York Asian Film Festival of New York City,New York Times, Asian Movies All Over the Map, David Kehr, 18 June 2009 (accessed 22-12-2009) the 2009 Zero em Comportamento festival of Lisbon, Mostra de Cinema de Hong Kong, 08-10-2009 (accessed 2009-12-22) and the 2009 Fantasia Festival of Montreal.Fantasia, Comrades in Arms, 2009
Plot As a front-line police officer, you never leave a brother behind or bite a brother's behind... Tactical Unit Column Sergeant Sam (Simon Yam) and May (Maggie Siu) have been working together for some time but have never got along well. May is promoted recently as she always wins praise from her supervisor, whereas Sam is shut out from any chance of promotion. As a result, their column's morale drops to all-time low. A daring bank heist takes the tactical unit to Hong Kong's remote mountains searching for armed bandits. As Sam and May lead their team to conduct sweeps amidst treacherous terrain and deadly ambushes, they understand the only way to survive the mission is if they stick together as one.
Cast Simon Yam - Sergeant Sam Maggie Shiu - Station Sergeant May Lam Suet - Senior Police Officer Fat Lo Samuel Pang - Roy Vincent Sze (Cow) Ben Wong - Senior Inspector Ho Teddy Lin Tommy Yuen Lam King Kong Lam Diy Kuen Wong Chi Wai Cheung Wing Cheung Hon Chun Lee Gin Hing Luk Man Wai Ma Chao Wong Gwan Hong Jack Wong Wai Leung Wong Wa Wo
Production Several scenes of the film were shot at St. Joseph's Church in Ma On Shan Village.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: St. Joseph's Church, Ma On Shan Tsuen Road
Release Comrades in Arms was released in theaters on 8 January 2009. The film was released on DVD and VCD on 17 April 2009.
Awards and nominations 16th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award Film of Merit
See also Tactical Unit (film series)
References
External links
Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms at the Hong Kong Movie Database Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms at the Hong Kong Cinemagic