Anti-Corruption (simplified Chinese: 廉政风波; traditional Chinese: 廉政風暴; pinyin: Lian zheng feng bo; lit. 'Storm of Integrity') is a 1975 film written and directed by Ng See Yuen.[1][2] It was the first film produced by Ng's company Seasonal Film Corporation.[3]Anti-Corruption was co-produced by Eternal Film.[3]
The film shows the incidents that precipitated the creation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1974.[4]Anti-Corruption is a crime thriller that depicts police corruption and was based on an inquiry into the activities of the drug lord Wu Xihao between 1973 and 1974.[5][6] It was a low-budget film that did well at the box office.[7] On 12 October 1979, the scholar Bo Yang penned a 4,000-word essay about the film in the China Times.[8]Anti-Corruption's success led to many more Hong Kong films about police and criminals to be made.[8]
郑雪莱, ed. (2003). "廉政風暴" [Anti-Corruption]. 世界电影鉴赏辞典/四编 [An Appreciation Dictionary of World Films. Part Four.] (in Chinese). Fuzhou: Fujian Education Press. pp. 357–362. ISBN9787533431112. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
