Special ID

{{Short description|2013 film by Clarence Fok}}{{Infobox film

| name = Special ID

| image = SpecialID.jpg

| caption = China poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t = 特殊身份

| s = 特殊身份

| p = Tè Shū Shēn Fèn

| j = Dak6 Syu4 San1 Fan2 }}

| director = Clarence Fok

| producer = Donnie Yen
Peter Pau
Zhang Wang
Han Xiaoli

| writer = Chan Tai-lee
Szeto Kam-Yuen

| starring = Donnie Yen
Jing Tian
Andy On
Zhang Hanyu
Ronald Cheng
Collin Chou

| music = Dou Peng

| cinematography = Peter Pau

| editing = Cheung Ka-fai

| studio = Starlit Film
China Film
China Movie Channel
Xi'an Suobao Film & TV Culture Communication
Xi'an Longnian Film & TV Culture Communication
Beijing Yuji Xinghai Advertising
Beijing Tianhuan International Culture Communication
Eastern New Vision Film & TV Culture{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/special-id|work=Film Business Asia|title=Special ID|author=Elley, Derek|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=April 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318061422/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/special-id|archive-date=March 18, 2015}}

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2013|10|18}}

| runtime = 99 minutes

| country = China
Hong Kong{{Cite web |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%8D%E5%BF%8D%E6%8B%8D%E6%88%B2%E7%B3%BE%E7%B4%9B%E8%AE%8A%E4%B8%AD%E6%B8%AF%E7%9F%9B%E7%9B%BE-%E7%94%84%E5%AD%90%E4%B8%B9%E7%94%A8%E8%89%AF%E5%BF%83%E5%B0%8D%E4%BB%98%E7%B6%B2%E7%B5%A1%E6%9A%B4%E5%8A%9B-223000749.html |title=不忍拍戲糾紛變中港矛盾甄子丹用良心對付網絡暴力 |date=20 October 2013 |website=Yahoo! News |publisher=Sing Tao Daily |access-date=18 May 2025 |language=zh}}

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Cantonese
Mandarin
English}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/movies/special-id-from-clarence-fok-yiu-leung.html?_r=0|work=New York Times|title=Danger Undercover|accessdate=April 22, 2014|date=March 6, 2014|author=Catsoulis, Jeanette|quote=Less so the rest of the cast, whose subtitled mix of Cantonese, Mandarin and English flies before our eyes so rapidly that Western audiences will have a hard time keeping up.|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811011843/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/movies/special-id-from-clarence-fok-yiu-leung.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}

| budget =

| gross = US$29,139,936{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=specialid.htm|title= SPECIAL ID|accessdate=April 25, 2014|work=Box Office Mojo}}

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Special ID is a 2013 crime action film directed by Clarence Fok, from a screenplay by Chan Tai-lee and Szeto Kam-Yuen. It stars Donnie Yen alongside Jing Tian, Andy On, Zhang Hanyu, Ronald Cheng, and Collin Chou. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was released in both mainland China and Hong Kong on October 18, 2013.

Plot

Yen takes on the role of Dragon Chan, a Hong Kong undercover police officer deep within the ranks of one of China's most ruthless underworld gangs. The leader of the gang, Hung (Collin Chou), has made it his priority to weed out the government infiltrators in his midst. Struggling to keep his family together and his identity concealed, Chan is torn between two worlds.

Upping the stakes, as Chan's undercover comrades are being dealt with, one by one, Chan fears his days are numbered. Now, he must risk everything to take down the organization and reclaim the life he lost when he took on this perilous assignment. As the action mounts, Chan must do everything he can to protect the SPECIAL IDENTITY he wishes he never had before it's too late.

Cast

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Donnie Yen as Dragon Chan
Jing Tian as Fang Jing
Zhang Hanyu as Blade
Ronald Cheng as Captain Cheung
Collin Chou as Hung
Paw Hee-ching as Sister Amy, Chan's mother
Yang Zhigang as Captain Lei Peng
Rain Lau as Mary
Ken Lo as Brother Bao
Frankie Ng as Mahjong player
Qi Daji
Terence Yin as Sunny's assistant
Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching as Brother Kun
Andy On as Sunny

}}

Critical response

At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 46, based on 6 reviews indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/special-id | title=Special ID (2014): Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | accessdate=May 3, 2014 | archive-date=May 17, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517033258/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/special-id | url-status=live }}

Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "The good news is that "Special ID" remains largely entertaining for most of the duration, but in many ways it remains a huge pile of mess."{{cite web|url=http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=4298|title=Special ID|date=October 20, 2013|author=Andrew Chan|publisher=[HK Neo Reviews]|access-date=October 19, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020061351/http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=4298|url-status=live}}