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Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault

2012 Taiwanese film

Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault (Mandarin: 痞子英雄首部曲：全面開戰) is a 2012 Taiwanese action thriller film directed by Tsai Yueh-hsun. It is a prequel to and based on the television series Black & White (2009).

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The film stars Mark Chao as Wu Ying Xiong, reprising his role from the television series, with Huang Bo and Angelababy also starring.

Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault was released on January 13, 2012.[1] A sequel, Black & White: The Dawn of Justice, was released in 2014.[2]

Premise

A brave policeman and a paranoid gangster are forced to team up for 36 hours to resolve a major crisis that could destroy their beloved Harbor City.[3]

Cast

Reception

The film earned NT$37.6 million at the Taipei box office and ¥89.5 million at the Chinese mainland box office.[2]

On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 3 out of 10 and said: "Taiwan's first action blockbuster is a fiasco, redeemed only by Mainland comic Huang Bo."[1] Taipei Times complemented its action scenes, but criticized its characters and plot lines.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Derek Elley (June 27, 2012). "Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Kevin Ma (October 7, 2012). "Black & White sequel defeated in Taipei". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Black and White: The Dawn of Assault (2012), retrieved 2022-05-09
  4. [4]
    "Movie review: Black and White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault (痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰) - Taipei Times". 13 January 2012.
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