{ "id": "epb7g6vsre", "slug": "p-storm", "title": "P Storm", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "label": "Franchise and series entries as standalone works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries", "label": "Action, thriller, and crime series film entries", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-2010s", "label": "Entries released in the 2010s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-2010s" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-2010s.crime-and-heist-entries", "label": "Crime and heist entries", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-2010s.crime-and-heist-entries" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "label": "China · 2001 to 2020: Franchise and series entries as standalone works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001", "label": "China · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "label": "Franchise and series entries as standalone works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series" } ] } ], "excerpt": "P Storm (P风暴) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime film directed by David Lam, in which Louis Koo's ICAC investigator goes undercover as a prison inmate.", "snippet": "P Storm (P风暴) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime film directed by David Lam, in which Louis Koo's ICAC investigator goes undercover as a prison inmate.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-2010s.crime-and-heist-entries", "markdown": "# P Storm\n\n**P Storm** (P风暴) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime film directed by David Lam, the fourth entry in the Storm series of anticorruption thrillers starring [Louis Koo](https://www.edgepedia.org/louis-koo) as ICAC investigator William Luk. In this installment Luk goes undercover as a prison inmate to investigate correctional officers who are taking bribes.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm) • [2](https://mubi.com/en/us/films/p-storm) It was released in Hong Kong on 4 April 2019.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title / language | P风暴; Cantonese[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm) |\n| Release | 4 April 2019 (Hong Kong); 3 April 2019 wide in China, 5 April 2019 in Australia[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm) • [3](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/P-Storm-%282019-China%29) |\n| Director / writers | David Lam Tak-Luk; screenwriters Ho Man-Lung and Wong Ho-Wa[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm) • [4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film631308.html) |\n| Series position | Fourth of five Storm films: Z Storm (2014), S Storm (2016), L Storm (2018), P Storm (2019), G Storm (2021)[5](https://www.twin2.co.jp/distribution/storm-series/) |\n| Runtime | 96 minutes[3](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/P-Storm-%282019-China%29) |\n| Box office | $115,687,407 worldwide, of which $115,460,000 from China[3](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/P-Storm-%282019-China%29) |\n| Production | Mandarin Motion Pictures; producer Raymond Wong; Hong Kong–China co-production[4](https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film631308.html) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nLiu Yue Ping reports to the ICAC, Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption, that the wealthy prisoner Cao Yuen Yuen has been bribing officers of the Hong Kong Correctional Services from inside the prison. William Luk decides to infiltrate the prison as an inmate to conduct the investigation, while his partner Ching Tak Ming and Chief Inspector Lau Po-keung back him up from the outside.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm) MUBI's synopsis describes the same setup: agent William Luk goes undercover as a prisoner to investigate correctional officers who are receiving bribes.[2](https://mubi.com/en/us/films/p-storm)\n\n## Cast\n\nLouis Koo leads the film as William Luk. The billed cast includes [Kevin Cheng](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-cheng) as Ching Tak-Wing, Raymond Lam as Tso Yuen-Yuen, Gordon Lam as Wong Man-Ban, Chrissie Chau as Natalie Liu, Louis Cheung as Wong Lam-Luk, Julian Cheung as Lau Po-Keung, Patrick Tam as Sum Kwok-Keung, and Dada Chan as Donut.[1](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm) Rotten Tomatoes lists David Lam as director and credits Chrissie Chow, Liu Yue Ping, Louis Koo, William Luk, Kevin Cheng, Ching Tak Ming, Dada Chan, Donut, Patrick Tam, and Sham Kwok Keung among the named characters.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/p_storm)\n\n## Place in the Storm series\n\nThe Storm series (Fantan fengbao, 反贪风暴) consists of five films directed by David Lam, all starring Louis Koo as ICAC principal investigator William Luk: Z Storm (2014), [S Storm](https://www.edgepedia.org/s-storm) (2016), [L Storm](https://www.edgepedia.org/l-storm) (2018), P Storm (2019), and [G Storm](https://www.edgepedia.org/g-storm) (2021). Each film takes on a different corruption problem; P Storm's subject is corruption inside the prison system.[5](https://www.twin2.co.jp/distribution/storm-series/) P Storm was followed by G Storm, the fifth and final installment, in which Luk's investigation leads to a Thai human trafficking ring; filming began in December 2019, paused in January 2020 because of the pandemic, resumed in June 2020, and the film opened in Hong Kong on 31 December 2021.[7](https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/g-storm-launches-an-explosive-trailer-for-the-fifth-and-finai-installment-of-the-series/)\n\nA City University of Hong Kong study of the franchise notes that, although produced by Hong Kong filmmakers, the Storm films are primarily aimed at the Chinese market. Unlike classic Hong Kong crime films that blur the line between good and evil, the series casts justice-oriented law enforcement officers as protagonists in straightforward detective-style stories, a fit with China's 'main melody' ideological trend on anticorruption.[8](https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/ws/portalfiles/portal/312674290/305792646.pdf)\n\n## Reception and box office\n\nThe film earned $115,687,407 worldwide, with $115,460,000 of that total from China; Australia contributed $105,544 and the rest of world $121,863.[3](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/P-Storm-%282019-China%29) On Rotten Tomatoes the film had three reviews on its Tomatometer and fewer than 50 audience ratings at the time of the page's capture. Critics were mixed: Edmund Lee of the [South China Morning Post](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-china-morning-post) gave it 2 out of 5, while Casey Chong of Casey's Movie Mania and Jasmine Lim of The New Paper each gave 3 out of 5, Lim noting [Raymond Lam](https://www.edgepedia.org/raymond-lam)'s villain as the performance that steals the show.[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/p_storm) A Shenzhen Daily review of the sequel described the first four entries in the franchise, P Storm included, as films that \"could never be mistaken for pearls of screenwriting,\" while retaining the standard pleasures of the Hong Kong action cop film.[9](https://www.szdaily.com/content/2021-12/31/content_24851101.htm)\n\n## References\n\n1. [P Storm (2019), The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/588073-p-storm)\n2. [P Storm, MUBI](https://mubi.com/en/us/films/p-storm)\n3. [P-Storm (2019) Box Office, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/P-Storm-%282019-China%29)\n4. [P Storm, Filmaffinity](https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film631308.html)\n5. [風暴全史, 株式会社twin](https://www.twin2.co.jp/distribution/storm-series/)\n6. [P Storm, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/p_storm)\n7. [G Storm trailer announcement, Film Combat Syndicate](https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/g-storm-launches-an-explosive-trailer-for-the-fifth-and-finai-installment-of-the-series/)\n8. [Shaping narratives of anti-corruption through popular culture, City University of Hong Kong](https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/ws/portalfiles/portal/312674290/305792646.pdf)\n9. [G Storm review, Shenzhen Daily](https://www.szdaily.com/content/2021-12/31/content_24851101.htm)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Franchise and series entries as standalone works › Action, thriller, and crime series film entries › Entries released in the 2010s › Crime and heist entries*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/p-storm", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/p-storm.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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