Special ID

Special ID
	China poster
Traditional	特殊身份
Simplified	特殊身份
Mandarin	Tè Shū Shēn Fèn
Cantonese	Dak6 Syu4 San1 Fan2
Directed by	Clarence Fok
Produced by	Donnie Yen; Peter Pau; Lu Zheng
Written by	Clarence Fok
Starring	Donnie Yen; Jing Tian ; Andy On ; Zhang Hanyu; Ronald Cheng; Collin Chou
Music by	Dou Peng
Cinematography	Peter Pau
Edited by	Cheung Ka-fai
Production; company	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	October 18, 2013;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	China[1]
Language	Cantonese; Mandarin; English; [2]
Box office	US$29,139,936[3]

Special ID is a 2013 Chinese action film directed by Clarence Fok and starring Donnie Yen.[1]

Plot

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.

Cast

Donnie Yen as Dragon Chan
Jing Tian as Fang Jing
Andy On as Sunny
Zhang Hanyu as Blade
Ronald Cheng as Captain Cheung
Collin Chou as Hung
Paw Hee-ching as Sister Amy, Chan's mother
Yang Zhigang as Captain Lei Peng
Rain Lau as Mary
Ken Lo as Brother Bao
Frankie Ng as Mahjong player
Qi Daji
Terence Yin as Sunny's assistant
Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching as Brother Kun

Critical response

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".[4]

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."[5]

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
33rd Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Action Choreography	Donnie Yen	Nominated

References

Elley, Derek (January 22, 2014). "Special ID". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
Catsoulis, Jeanette (March 6, 2014). "Danger Undercover". New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2014. 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.
"SPECIAL ID". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
"Special ID (2014): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
Andrew Chan (20 October 2013). "Special ID". [HK Neo Reviews].

External links

Special ID at IMDb

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[fba-review-1] Elley, Derek (January 22, 2014). "Special ID". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2014.

[nytimes-2] Catsoulis, Jeanette (March 6, 2014). "Danger Undercover". New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2014. 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.

[3] "SPECIAL ID". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-04-25.

[4] "Special ID (2014): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2014.

[5] Andrew Chan (20 October 2013). "Special ID". [HK Neo Reviews].