Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault (Mandarin: 痞子英雄首部曲：全面開戰) is a 2012 Taiwanese action thriller film directed by Tsai Yueh-hsun. It is a prequel to and based on the television series Black & White (2009).
The film stars Mark Chao as Wu Ying Xiong, reprising his role from the television series, with Huang Bo and Angelababy also starring.
Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault was released on January 13, 2012.[1] A sequel, Black & White: The Dawn of Justice, was released in 2014.[2]
A brave policeman and a paranoid gangster are forced to team up for 36 hours to resolve a major crisis that could destroy their beloved Harbor City.[3]
The film earned NT$37.6 million at the Taipei box office and ¥89.5 million at the Chinese mainland box office.[2]
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 3 out of 10 and said: "Taiwan's first action blockbuster is a fiasco, redeemed only by Mainland comic Huang Bo."[1] Taipei Times complemented its action scenes, but criticized its characters and plot lines.[4]
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