Punished

Punished

Thou shalt not kill...

Directed by Law Wing-Cheong

Produced by Media Asia Films, Milkyway Image

201194 min6.3 / 10

A dark revenge thriller that grapples with the moral cost of vengeance through a father's descent into violence and his eventual reckoning with the humanity of his victims.

Real estate tycoon Wong Ho-Chiu (Anthony Wong Chau-Sang) suffers great pain when his daughter Daisy (Janice Man) is kidnapped and killed. Wong Ho-Chiu turns to his trusted bodyguard Chor (Richie Ren) to seek out the perpetrators and exact revenge. Wong Ho-Chiu goes one step further and orders Chor to videotape each of their executions. Once Chor tracks down the final perpetrator Wong Ho-Chiu decides to kill that person himself. When Wong Ho-Chiu learns about the perpetrator’s past, he has second thoughts …

Questions people ask

  • Is Punished violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Punished easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Punished sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Punished end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Punished scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity93

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Punished

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Punished

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Punished, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Punished, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Punished, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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