# Fire of Conscience > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fire_of_Conscience > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fire_of_Conscience.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_of_Conscience > Source revision: 1341627018 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese film by Dante Lam Fire of Conscience Theatrical release poster Directed by Dante Lam Screenplay by Jack Ng Story by Dante Lam Produced by Dante Lam Candy Leung Starring Leon Lai Richie Jen Wang Baoqiang Vivian Hsu Liu Kai-chi Michelle Ye Wilfred Lau Cinematography Charlie Lam Tse Chung-to Edited by Chan Kei-hop Music by Henry Lai Wan-man Production companies Media Asia Films China Film Media Asia Audio Video Distribution Distributed by Media Asia Distribution Release date 1 April 2010 (2010-04-01) Running time 105 minutes Countries Hong Kong China[1][2] Languages Cantonese Mandarin ***Fire of Conscience*** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 火龍; lit. 'Fire Dragon') is a 2010 [action film](/source/Action_film) directed by [Dante Lam](/source/Dante_Lam) and starring [Leon Lai](/source/Leon_Lai) and [Richie Jen](/source/Richie_Jen). A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was released in Hong Kong on 1 April 2010. ## Cast - [Leon Lai](/source/Leon_Lai) as Detective Manfred - [Richie Jen](/source/Richie_Jen) as Inspector Kee - [Wang Baoqiang](/source/Wang_Baoqiang) as Xiao Yong - [Vivian Hsu](/source/Vivian_Hsu) as Ellen - [Liu Kai-chi](/source/Liu_Kai-chi) as Cheung On - [Michelle Ye](/source/Michelle_Ye) as May - [Charles Ying](/source/Charles_Ying) as Sam - [Wilfred Lau](/source/Wilfred_Lau) as Hoi ## Production Director Dante Lam explained that the title of the film originates from the traditional fire [dragon dance](/source/Dragon_dance) that Hong Kong residents used to practice to drive off pestilence and that he believes that there is pestilence in every human's soul that must be beaten out.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] To prepare for the action scenes, [Leon Lai](/source/Leon_Lai) prepared for these scenes by exercising, jogging and swimming. [Richie Jen](/source/Richie_Jen) stated that Lam wanted him to "lose weight to add more shadiness to my character. But before making any extra effort, I found myself thinner thanks to the hot weather and so many fighting scenes to shoot."[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Lai suggested that both Jen and he should sing as a duet for the theme song for the film. Jen stated that he "felt strange. But I liked the song instantly when [Mark Lui](/source/Mark_Lui) finished it. We hope the song can lead the audience into a deeper understanding about the movie."[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Release *Fire of Conscience* premiered at the [Hong Kong Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_Asian_Film_Festival&action=edit&redlink=1) on March 23, 2010. It received wide release in China and Hong Kong on April 1, 2010.[2] *Fire of Conscience'*s debuted at fourth place at the Hong Kong box office and charted in Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. The film stayed in the charts for four weeks in Hong Kong. The film grossed a total of US$526,017 in Hong Kong and US$806,708 world-wide.[3] ## Reception Perry Lam of [*Muse*](/source/Muse_(Hong_Kong_magazine)) magazine writes, 'in designing and executing the action scenes, [Lam] focuses too much on firepower and body count, and too little on their potential transgressive and transformational power.'[4] *[Time Out Hong Kong](/source/Time_Out_(magazine))* gave the film a rating of three out of six stars noting that it was slightly less memorable than Dante Lam's previous film *[Beast Stalker](/source/Beast_Stalker)*.[5] *[The Montreal Gazette](/source/The_Montreal_Gazette)* gave a mixed review, saying that the film is "exciting, visually stunning movie, full of action and the bright punchy colours of a [Sharp Quattron](/source/Sharp_Quattron) commercial. Unfortunately, it’s not much more than that."[6] [IFC](/source/Independent_Film_Channel) gave a mixed review stating that "Lam's action is innovative and clever, but his approach to the characters is the exact opposite: predictable and obvious. We know these cops from so many previous movies. Not a single thing they do surprises us."[7] *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)* described the film as "the loudest of the year" and "Any real thought about the nature of duty and the law is swept aside for action, action, and more action – which is average for Lam but still superior to most."[8] *[The Montreal Mirror](/source/The_Montreal_Mirror)* called the film a disappointment of the Toronto Film Festival, noting "incoherent plotting" and that "Lam obviously has some action chops, but he doesn’t exploit them nearly enough here."[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-variety_1-0)** Edwards, Rusell (April 5, 2010). ["Fire of Conscience"](https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942541.html). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 26, 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fba-review_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fba-review_2-1) Elley, Derek (May 14, 2010). ["Fire of Conscience (火龍)"](http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/fire-of-conscience). *Film Business Asia*. Retrieved September 26, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["For lung (Fire of Conscience)"](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=HK&wk=2010W14&id=_fFORLUNGFIREOFCO01). *Box Office Mojo*. Retrieved September 27, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lam, Perry (2010). "'Question and answer'". *Muse Magazine* (40): 88. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lee, Edmon (March 31, 2010). ["Fire of Conscience"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110716220822/http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/33174/fire-of-conscience.html). *[Time Out Hong Kong](/source/Time_Out_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/33174/fire-of-conscience.html) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Kratina, Al (September 21, 2010). ["TIFF 2010: Fire of Conscience"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101213092720/http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/thecinefiles/archive/2010/09/21/tiff-2010-fire-of-conscience.aspx). *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*. Archived from [the original](http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/thecinefiles/archive/2010/09/21/tiff-2010-fire-of-conscience.aspx) on December 13, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Singer, Matt (September 25, 2010). [""Fire of Conscience," Reviewed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101008000031/http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/fantastic-fest-2010-fire-of-co.php). *IFC*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/fantastic-fest-2010-fire-of-co.php) on October 8, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Kerr, Elizabeth (March 23, 2010). ["Fire of Conscience – Film Review"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/fire-conscience-film-review-29439). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved January 26, 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Slutsky, Mark (September 23, 2010). ["It takes two to TIFF"](http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2010/09/23/film/it-takes-two-to-tiff/). *[Montreal Mirror](/source/Montreal_Mirror)*. Retrieved September 26, 2010. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.mediaasia.com/fireofconscience) - [*Fire of Conscience*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602500/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - *[Fire of Conscience](http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=13945&display_set=eng)* at the [Hong Kong Movie Database](/source/Hong_Kong_Movie_Database) - *[Fire of Conscience](http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=11106) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220118132345/http://hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=11106) 2022-01-18 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)* at the [Hong Kong Cinemagic](/source/Hong_Kong_Cinemagic) v t e Films directed by Dante Lam Option Zero (1997) Beast Cops (1998) Jiang hu: The Triad Zone (2000) Runaway (2001) Tiramisu (2002) Naked Ambition (2003) The Twins Effect (2003) Heat Team (2004) Love on the Rocks (2004) Sparkling Red Star (2007) Beast Stalker (2008) The Sniper (2009) Storm Rider Clash of the Evils (2009) Fire of Conscience (2010) The Stool Pigeon (2010) The Viral Factor (2012) Unbeatable (2013) That Demon Within (2014) To the Fore (2015) Operation Mekong (2016) Operation Red Sea (2018) The Rescue (2020) The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) The Battle at Lake Changjin II (2022) Bursting Point (2023) Operation Hadal (2025) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fire of Conscience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_of_Conscience) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_of_Conscience?action=history)). 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