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Fresh out of prison, hunting an ex — turns out she's married to your new boss. Awkward.

The Warning Time (2000)

Hong Kong gritmasculine melancholyslow-burn tension

Overview

CAI Tou, was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for manslaughter. After he got out of prison, he wanted to find his ex-girlfriend. It was not until he became the driver for Xi Ge that he learned that she had become Xi Ge's wife.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Vincent Wan's simmering stillness says everything.

Direction

Wan Yeung-Ming crafts crushing silences.

Cinematography

Rain-soaked Hong Kong streets as emotional prison.

Best for:Solo: When you want to sit with discomfort.·Rewatch: Second viewing catches all the restrained glances.
Heads up:Emotional: Terminal loneliness, broken dreams, no closure.·Violence: Sudden bursts of triad brutality interrupt the quiet.
Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Director

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

ReleasedSep 14, 2000
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy

Top Cast

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Choi / Vegetable Head

Carrie Ng Ka-Lai

Carrie Ng Ka-Lai

Lotus Ho

Yu Rongguang

Yu Rongguang

Sik

Tommy Wong

Tommy Wong

Big Nose

Bryan Leung Kar-Yan

Bryan Leung Kar-Yan

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Shark

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Ricky Wong Chun-Tong

Ricky Wong Chun-Tong

[Cameo]

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Strawberry Yeung Yuk-Mui

Strawberry Yeung Yuk-Mui

Yvonne Yung Hung

Yvonne Yung Hung

[Cameo]

Keith Ng Shui-Ting

Keith Ng Shui-Ting

[Cameo]

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Vincent Wan directed himself here after years as a character actor in John Woo's orbit.

Cultural

The title refers to a Cantonese idiom about irreversible moments — fitting for a man who missed everything.

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