| Special ID | |
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 China poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 特殊身份 |
| Simplified Chinese | 特殊身份 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tè Shū Shēn Fèn |
| Jyutping | Dak6 Syu4 San1 Fan2 |
| Directed by | Clarence Fok |
| Written by | Chan Tai-lee Szeto Kam-Yuen |
| Produced by | Donnie Yen Peter Pau Zhang Wang Han Xiaoli |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Jing Tian Andy On Zhang Hanyu Ronald Cheng Collin Chou |
| Cinematography | Peter Pau |
| Edited by | Cheung Ka-fai |
| Music by | Dou Peng |
Production companies | Starlit Film China Film China Movie Channel Xi'an Suobao Film & TV Culture Communication Xi'an Longnian Film & TV Culture Communication Beijing Yuji Xinghai Advertising Beijing Tianhuan International Culture Communication Eastern New Vision Film & TV Culture[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | China[1] Hong Kong[2] |
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| Box office | US$29,139,936[4] |
Special ID is a 2013 crime action film directed by Clarence Fok, from a screenplay by Chan Tai-lee and Szeto Kam-Yuen. It stars Donnie Yen alongside Jing Tian, Andy On, Zhang Hanyu, Ronald Cheng, and Collin Chou.[1] A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production,[2] the film was released in both mainland China and Hong Kong on October 18, 2013.
Yen takes on the role of Dragon Chan, a Hong Kong undercover police officer deep within the ranks of one of China's most ruthless underworld gangs. The leader of the gang, Hung (Collin Chou), has made it his priority to weed out the government infiltrators in his midst. Struggling to keep his family together and his identity concealed, Chan is torn between two worlds.
Upping the stakes, as Chan's undercover comrades are being dealt with, one by one, Chan fears his days are numbered. Now, he must risk everything to take down the organization and reclaim the life he lost when he took on this perilous assignment. As the action mounts, Chan must do everything he can to protect the SPECIAL IDENTITY he wishes he never had before it's too late.
At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 46, based on 6 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "The good news is that "Special ID" remains largely entertaining for most of the duration, but in many ways it remains a huge pile of mess."[6]
| Accolades | |||
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| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Action Choreography | Donnie Yen | Nominated |
Less so the rest of the cast, whose subtitled mix of Cantonese, Mandarin and English flies before our eyes so rapidly that Western audiences will have a hard time keeping up.
