Film

The Trigger

2002 · 1h 43m

IMDb

6.9

A professional hit-man is hired to take out a target -- however, his girlfriend’s pregnancy gives him second thoughts. He decides that after this job, he will renounce his profession and turn himself in. This is the first feature film from Taiwanese director Alex Yang, who participated in script-writing and production on Edward Yang's early films. "The Trigger" has echoes of Yang's "Mahjong." The actors in the film, except for veteran Ngai Man-Yin, are all new faces -- unfortunately, Ngai's death in 2005 also made "The Trigger" his last appearance on screen.

Ngai Man-Yin

Cai Xinghung

Ko Su-yun

Hsu Hui-Ni

• Alex YangProducer · Writer · Director
• Edward YangProducer
• Chen Hwai-enDirector of Photography

Release date

September 26, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 43m