Raging Fire is a 2021 Hong Kong-Chinese action film written, produced and directed by Benny Chan in his final directorial effort before his death on 23 August 2020.
The film stars Donnie Yen as a righteous cop who crosses path with his former protege, played by Nicholas Tse, who is out for revenge on his former mentor for putting him in prison in the past.
The film was released on 30 July 2021 in Mainland China and on 19 August 2021 in Hong Kong.
THE PLOT
Cheung Sung-bong is an officer of the Regional Crime Unit who worked in the front line for many years and cracked many major cases.
However, he is seen as an outcast due to his extremely righteous character which affected his career, but his protege, Yau Kong-ngo, respects him as a good officer although Yau does not completely agree with Cheung's overly hard-boiled style and believes in taking shortcuts.
Yau manage to reach up to Cheung's level. However, fate unexpectedly brings them to different paths and pits them against one another.
Box office
As of 10 October 2021, Raging Fire has grossed US$224.9 million worldwide, combining its gross from Hong Kong (US$3.3 million), China (US$221.2 million), North America (US$368,301), Australia (US$54,211) and New Zealand (US$2,417).
