Protégé (2007)

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Honor… Obligation… Betrayal… There's Only One Choice!

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.

• Released: 2007-02-13
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 121 votes

Directed by Derek Yee Tung-Sing.

Top cast

• Andy Lau as Lin Quin
• Daniel Wu as Nick
• Louis Koo as Fan's Husband
• Zhang Jingchu as Fan
• Anita Yuen Wing-Yee as Quin's Wife
• Nirut Sirijanya as General Chachai
• He Meitian as Sister of Quin's Wife
• Liu Kai-chi as Head of Customs Officers
• Qi Yuwu as Singapore Customs Officer Arresting Fan
• Zhang Xiang as Drug Factory Helper

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Protégé

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV

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