The Trigger

The Trigger

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 26, 2002

Runtime

1h 43m

Original Title

扣板机

Director

Alex Yang

Description

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.