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Protégé

2007 · 106 min · Director: Derek Tung-Sing Yee, Derek Yee Tung-Sing ★ IMDb 7.2 · 6,237 ratings

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A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players, Banker. Now, Nick has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment and to the money.

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Protégé (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Empathy. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity62 %55 %28 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension61 %50 %26 %31 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sympathy59 %40 %26 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension56 %41 %19 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity51 %41 %13 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity50 %35 %19 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy61 %40 %39 %49 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy70 %55 %48 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension70 %65 %29 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension78 %76 %20 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Tension76 %75 %26 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity56 %46 %25 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy55 %39 %24 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Tension66 %54 %21 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Curiosity64 %49 %24 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Disturbing70 %49 %45 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Sympathy81 %63 %65 %71 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Sadness80 %65 %70 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Sadness78 %60 %71 %64 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Sadness77 %58 %72 %57 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Daniel Wu

Nick

AY
Anita Yuen Wing-Yee

Quin's Wife

NS
Nirut Sirijanya

General Chachai

HM
He Meitian

Sister of Quin's Wife

Liu Kai-Chi

Head of Customs Officers

QY
Qi Yuwu

Singapore Customs Officer Arresting Fan

ZX
Zhang Xiang

Drug Factory Helper

DY
Derek Yee Tung-Sing

Miu Chi Wah

TT
Tang Tak-Cheung

Quin's Drug Chef

YB
Yuen Bo

Cal

TT
Tsei Tsz Tung

Fan's Daughter

CT
Christina Tang

Quin's Eldest Daughter

KW
Kylie Wong Yuen-Sam

Quin's Second Daughter

LK
Lee Kwok-Sang

HL
Hei-Man Lam

AM
Albert Mak Kai-Kwong

Details

Written by
Derek Tung-Sing Yee, Man Hong Lung, Sun Go, Chun Tin-Nam, Derek Yee Tung-Sing, Lung Man-Hong, Go San
Type
Movies
Released
2007
Runtime
106 min
Country
Hong Kong
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 6,237 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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