The Corruptor ( Chow Yun Fat) [ Directed By James Foley]

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The Corruptor is a 1999 American action film directed by James Foley . The film was written by Robert Pucci, [ 2 ] and produced by Dan Halsted . The film stars Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg . The film was released in the United States on March 12, 1999. [ 3 ] Plot NYPD Lieutenant Nick Chen is head of the Asian Gang Unit. His job is to keep the peace in Chinatown from a turf war that has broken out between the Tung Fung Benevolent Association tong and the Fukienese Dragons street gang. The problem is complicated by the fact that he is also an informant for the Tongs under Uncle Benny Wong and his lieutenant Henry Lee. After a bombing in Chinatown, Chen is reluctantly teamed up with Danny Wallace, who is unaware of Chen's corruption. Danny was also secretly tasked by Internal Affairs to monitor Chen. Danny lied to Chen and the Asian Gang Unit by claiming that he had taken the job to gain his detective shield quickly. During a police raid on a Fukienese whorehouse, Chen saves Wallace's life. Wallace, knowing that his life is now in Chen's hands, initiates a bust on a drug operation, not knowing that an undercover FBI agent is involved. After being berated by the FBI for interfering w…

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