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{{Short description|2018 Hong Kong crime thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox film
|name           = L Storm
|image          = LStorm.jpg
|caption        = Official film poster
|native_name      = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
|t    = L風暴
|s     = L风暴
|p         = L Fēng Bào
|j       = L Fung1 Bou6}}
|director       = [[David Lam (film director)|David Lam]]
|producer       = [[Raymond Wong Pak-ming|Raymond Wong]]
|screenplay     = Wong Ho-wa<br>Ho Man-lung
|story          = David Lam
|starring       = {{ubl|[[Louis Koo]]|[[Julian Cheung]]|[[Kevin Cheng]]|[[Stephy Tang]]|[[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]]|[[Michael Tse]]|[[Adam Pak]]}}
|music          = Anthony Chue
|cinematography = Zhang Ying
|editing        = Poon Hung
|studio         = {{ubl|Pegasus Motion Pictures|Huace Media|[[Wanda Media]]|Er Dong Pictures<br>MY Pictures Studio|Beijing Youpin Investment Fund|[[Tencent Pictures|Shanghai Tencent Pictures Culture Media]]|Zhongqing Xingying Media|CF Tide Films|Wishart Communication}}
|distributor    = Pegasus Motion Pictures
|released       = {{Film date|df=y|2018|8|23}}
|runtime        = 90 minutes
|country        = Hong Kong
|language       = Cantonese
|budget         = US$5-10 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinando.com/en/Film/l_storm_263007/Detail|title=L STORM - Cinando|access-date=2020-05-13|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607013858/https://cinando.com/en/Film/l_storm_263007/Detail|archivedate=2020-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|gross          = US$64.52 million
}}
'''''L Storm''''' is a 2018 Hong Kong [[Hong Kong action cinema|action]] [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]] directed by [[David Lam (film director)|David Lam]], and starring [[Louis Koo]] and [[Julian Cheung]], alongside [[Kevin Cheng]], [[Stephy Tang]], [[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]], [[Michael Tse]] and [[Adam Pak]] in his debut film role.
The third installment in a [[pentalogy]], preceded by ''[[Z Storm]]'' (2014) and ''[[S Storm]]'' (2016), and succeeded by ''[[P Storm]]'' (2019) and ''[[G Storm]]'' (2021), ''L Storm'' was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 23 August 2018.
==Plot==
[[Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)]] (ICAC) investigator William Luk and Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) officer Lau Po-keung are respectively investigating a corruption and money laundering case both involving [[Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)|Customs]] officer Tik Wai-kit, but are unable to find any clues. At this time, Kenny Ching of ICAC's L Team (Internal Disciplinary Investigation Team) receives a report from Eva Ng, claiming Luk has accepted a bribe of HK$12 million. Unable to provide an explanation, Luk was immediately suspended from his duties.
Lau discovers that Luk was framed which is inextricably linked to the money laundering case he has been investigating. At the same time, Lau also suspects bank director Thompson Yau (Adam Pak) assisting the mastermind of a criminal organisation, Wong Hoi-wo, in money laundering. Chinese Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Hong Liang arrives in Hong Kong and to provide important intel for Lau, revealing that mainland Chinese corrupt officials are involved in the money laundering case. Luk risks his safety to collect evidence to prove his innocence, but was imprisoned.
==Cast==
*[[Louis Koo]] as William Luk (陸志廉)
*[[Julian Cheung]] as Lau Po-keung (劉保強)
*[[Kevin Cheng]] as Kenny Ching (程德明)
*[[Stephy Tang]] as Eva Ng (吳頌華)
*[[Patrick Tam (actor)|Patrick Tam]] as Wong Hoi-wo (王海禾)
*[[Michael Tse]] as Tik Wai-kit (狄偉杰)
*[[Adam Pak]] as Thompson Yau (遊子新)
*[[Louis Cheung]] as Ho Tai-sing (何大成)
*[[Babyjohn Choi]] as Cel Chan (陳俊輝)
*Janelle Sing as Tammy Tam (譚美莉)
*[[Liu Kai-chi]] as Tsui Yau-choi (徐有才)
*[[Lo Hoi-pang]] as Uncle Kwai-hing (貴興叔)
*[[Law Lan]] as Raymond Chan's mother
*[[Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching|Evergreen Mak]] as Yeung Ching-fook (楊正福)
*{{ill|Ding Haifeng (actor)|lt=Ding Haifeng|zh|丁海峰}} as Hong Liang (洪亮)
*Toby Chan as Cindy Lee (李慧雅)
*Deno Cheung as Leung (細良)
*Alan Luk as Choi (蔡仔)
*Feng Lei as Zhang Peng (張鵬)
*Sienna Li as Zhao Meixin (招美欣)
*[[Jessica Hsuan]] as Dr. Anson Au (區嘉雯)
*Eddie Kwan as Yu Sir (余Sir)
*Kam Hing-yin as Lau Po-keung's supervisor
*[[So Wai Chuen|Kumer So]] as Leopard 	(豹哥)
*Timothy Cheng as Hanson Lam (林希聖)
==Production==
Principal photography for ''L Storm'' began on 21 August 2017 in [[Tuen Mun]], [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2161064/l-storm-film-review-louis-koo-julian-cheung-reunite-perfectly|title=Louis Koo and Julian Cheung reunite in 'L Storm'|last=Lee|first=Edmund|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=2018-08-23|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/kevin-cheng-joins-louis-koo-031100107.html|title=Kevin Cheng joins Louis Koo and Julian Cheung in "L Storm"|last=Hsia|first=Heidi|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=2017-08-24|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref> Filming wrapped up on 23 October 2017 after filming its final action scene on a yacht involving actors [[Louis Koo]] and [[Kevin Cheng]] hunting down criminals while the crew also celebrated Koo's 47th birthday, which occurred two days before.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2017/10/24/EN1710240013.htm|title=《L風暴》殺青順道慶生 古天樂祝願大家多行善事|work=[[Wen Wei Po]]|lang=zh|date=2017-10-24|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref>
==Box office==
''L Storm'' grossed a total of US$64,517,456, combining its box office gross from [[Hong Kong]], [[China]] and [[Australia]].{{fact|date=October 2022}}
In Hong Kong, the film grossed s total of HK$17,412,266 during its theatrical run from 23 August to 21 October 2018, making it the four highest-grossing domestic film in the territory of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winandmac.com/2019/01/2018-top-hong-kong-movies-include/|title=2018年香港電影最高票房頭十位 無人想到竟有子華神份？！|date=2 January 2019 |lang=zh|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref>
In China, the film grossed a total of ¥442,986,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endata.com.cn/BoxOffice/MovieStock/movieShow.html?id=668657|title=反贪风暴3 （2018） L Storm - endata|lang=zh|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|8031554}}
{{David Lam (film director)}}
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