New Police Story (2004)

Director
Benny Chan

Main cast
Jackie Chan; Nicholas Tse; Mak Bau; Tak-bun Wong; Andrew Lin

Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama

Description
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.


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